180.561 (22W) De-Westernizing Media and Cultural Studies – The Cold War Perspective

Wintersemester 2022/23

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12.01.2023 09:00 - 16:00 V.1.34 On Campus
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LV-Titel englisch De-Westernizing Media and Cultural Studies – The Cold War Perspective
LV-Art Vorlesung-Kurs (prüfungsimmanente LV )
LV-Modell Präsenzlehrveranstaltung
Semesterstunde/n 2.0
ECTS-Anrechnungspunkte 6.0
Anmeldungen 13 (30 max.)
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Unterrichtssprache Englisch
LV-Beginn 12.01.2023
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Lehrmethodik

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Inhalt/e


This course is an advanced introduction to debates on culture, media and society in various national, international and transnational contexts. It will promote a deeper understanding of specific patterns of cultural production and reception in countries and societies beyond the “relatively unrepresentative nations as Britain and the US” (Downing, 1996) which can no longer serve as the only valid pattern and model for analysing cultural and media history and currents (Curran & Park, 2000). At the beginning of the course we shall review the key critical debates in cultural theory with a particular attention to the development and impact of the British cultural studies tradition (Birmingham 1964-2002). The purpose of this review is to rethink the conceptual apparatus of mainstream cultural studies and test its suitability for the analysis of cultural production, distribution and reception in a variety of non-western socio-political contexts during the Cold War. Attention will also be given to the de-centralisation and privatisation of culture in post-communist Europe. The course will make references to examples from two specific areas of cultural industries, i.e. film and book publishing. The aim is to achieve broader understanding of how various cultural formats work away from the traditional West vs rest dichotomy. This effort will require a fresh focus on concepts such as censorship, exile, propaganda, resistance, underground, dissent, identity and repression, as well as theoretical and analytical engagement with most recent modes of cultural production and agencies and their transformation (media archaeology and ecology, e-book, e-piracy, etc.).

Course Etiquette Guide:

Students for this course may come from a variety of academic fields as well as cultural and national backgrounds. While some may be already familiar with many of the themes discussed in this course, for others they may represent a major challenge. The international and interdisciplinary nature of the student’s body will enrich your learning experience. The purpose of this brief Etiquette Guide is to suggest ways of improving that experience for everyone.


  • Recognise that we will not always share the same points of view.
  • Treat people fairly, with courtesy and respect. Any ethnic, racial or sexual discrimination is considered immoral and is prohibited.
  • Acknowledge that our personal behaviour has an impact on others.

In lectures:

Preparation for the class. The reading and other preparation that you are asked to undertake before a session is vital to your benefit from the course as well as for facilitating student discussion. While given the size of the class an in-depth control of the reading week by week cannot be secured, it is your responsibility to apply the independent learning principles.

Plagiarism:  Plagiarism is the passing off of another person’s thoughts, ideas, writings or images as one’s own.  A student commits plagiarism when he or she incorporates in his or her own work substantial unacknowledged portions of another person’s material, or attempts to pass off such work as original through its inclusion. Plagiarism is an act of fraud.

Literatur

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Prüfungsinformationen

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Prüfungsmethode/n

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Prüfungsinhalt/e

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Beurteilungskriterien/-maßstäbe

Participation in class discussion will constitute 30% of your final grade.

Group presentation (15 - 20 mins) which will address a selected topic of the course content will constitute furhter 30% of the final grade. Format and content of the presentation will be discussed during the first meeting of the course.

Final essay of 10 pages (doubled-spaced, typed, 12-point font) on a selected topic is worth 40% of your grade. The list of topics, and formal characteristics of the essay will be discussed during the first meeting of the course. The essay must be submitted by email to jirina.smejkalova@gmail.com.

There will be no midterm or final exam.

References to reading materials and all relevant audio-visual resources will be provided during the course.

The grading scale:

100 - 90 %

A (1)

89 - 80 %

B (2)

79 - 60 %

C (3)

59 - 0 %

F (4)

Beurteilungsschema

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Position im Curriculum

  • Masterstudium Medien, Kommunikation & Kultur (SKZ: 841, Version: 20W.1)
    • Fach: Kultur (Pflichtfach)
      • 4.1 Cultural Studies und Medien ( 0.0h VC, VI / 6.0 ECTS)
        • 180.561 De-Westernizing Media and Cultural Studies – The Cold War Perspective (2.0h VC / 6.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1., 2., 3. Semester empfohlen
  • Masterstudium Medien, Kommunikation und Kultur (SKZ: 841, Version: 09W.1)
    • Fach: Medien- und Kommunikationsforschung (Pflichtfach)
      • Vorlesung mit Kurs ( 2.0h VK / 6.0 ECTS)
        • 180.561 De-Westernizing Media and Cultural Studies – The Cold War Perspective (2.0h VC / 6.0 ECTS)
  • Masterstudium Medien, Kommunikation und Kultur (SKZ: 841, Version: 09W.1)
    • Fach: Cultural Studies und Medien (Wahlfach)
      • Kurs ( 2.0h KU / 6.0 ECTS)
        • 180.561 De-Westernizing Media and Cultural Studies – The Cold War Perspective (2.0h VC / 6.0 ECTS)
  • Masterstudium Cross-Border Studies (SKZ: 584, Version: 22W.1)
    • Fach: Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft - 1 (Wahlfach)
      • I.11.1 Cultural Studies und Medien ( 0.0h VC, VI / 6.0 ECTS)
        • 180.561 De-Westernizing Media and Cultural Studies – The Cold War Perspective (2.0h VC / 6.0 ECTS)
  • Masterstudium Cross-Border Studies (SKZ: 584, Version: 22W.1)
    • Fach: Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (Wahlfach)
      • II.11.1 Cultural Studies und Medien ( 0.0h VC, VI / 6.0 ECTS)
        • 180.561 De-Westernizing Media and Cultural Studies – The Cold War Perspective (2.0h VC / 6.0 ECTS)

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