Culture, Media & International Relations
Niveau
first cycle, Bachelor
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The participants:
• acquire in-depth knowledge of current cultural studies theories and learn to apply them critically to social practice fields such as sports, culture, and event management.
• develop a nuanced understanding of how cultural meanings arise, are negotiated, and transformed in media, social, and institutional contexts.
• expand their analytical toolkit by engaging with different theoretical concepts, including those from the Global South, and sharpen their ability to reflect on complex cultural phenomena in a theoretically sound manner.
• learn to apply cultural studies concepts to specific case studies, question them critically, and think in interdisciplinary contexts.
• understand and reflect on the significance of language and text as well as the role of images, memes, and deep fakes in a cultural studies context.
• acquire in-depth knowledge of current cultural studies theories and learn to apply them critically to social practice fields such as sports, culture, and event management.
• develop a nuanced understanding of how cultural meanings arise, are negotiated, and transformed in media, social, and institutional contexts.
• expand their analytical toolkit by engaging with different theoretical concepts, including those from the Global South, and sharpen their ability to reflect on complex cultural phenomena in a theoretically sound manner.
• learn to apply cultural studies concepts to specific case studies, question them critically, and think in interdisciplinary contexts.
• understand and reflect on the significance of language and text as well as the role of images, memes, and deep fakes in a cultural studies context.
Prerequisites for the course
not applicable
Course content
The Cultural Studies II seminar explores key cultural studies issues and theories with a particular focus on their relevance to contemporary social practices. Building on the foundations laid in Cultural Studies I, the seminar examines current theories that understand culture as a multi-perspective and dynamic field of social, media, and economic negotiation processes.
The focus is on cultural studies perspectives on practices in sports, culture, and event management. Furthermore, transcultural and global perspectives are taken into account, especially with regard to their media communication. By repeatedly building bridges between theoretical considerations and concrete fields of work, cultural studies concepts are read and examined for their viability in practice.
Recommended specialist literature
Breidenbach, J. / Zukriegl, I. (2000): Tanz der Kulturen: kulturelle Identität in einer globalisierten Welt, rororo
Hall, S. (2021): Ideologie, Identität, Repräsentation. Ausgewählte Schriften 4. Argument Verlag
Marchart, Oliver (2010): Cultural Studies. UTB
Yousefi, Hamid Reza (2014): Grundbegriffe der interkulturellen Kommunikation. UTB
Föhl, P. & Wolfram, G. (2021): Transkultur. Eine kurze Einführung. Goethe Institut
Hall, S. (2021): Ideologie, Identität, Repräsentation. Ausgewählte Schriften 4. Argument Verlag
Marchart, Oliver (2010): Cultural Studies. UTB
Yousefi, Hamid Reza (2014): Grundbegriffe der interkulturellen Kommunikation. UTB
Föhl, P. & Wolfram, G. (2021): Transkultur. Eine kurze Einführung. Goethe Institut
Assessment methods and criteria
Project
Language
German
Number of ECTS credits awarded
3
Semester hours per week
Planned teaching and learning method
integrated course, case studies, discussion, group work, presentations
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
2