552.296 (19S) Specialized Topics in Cultural Studies: Intercultural Competence, Empathy, and Political and Social Awareness through Film - Ken Loach, Danny Boyle, Mark Herman, and others

Sommersemester 2019

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First course session
04.03.2019 14:00 - 16:00 V.1.03 On Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
Course title german Specialized Topics in Cultural Studies: Intercultural Competence, Empathy, and Political and Social Awareness through Film - Ken Loach, Danny Boyle, Mark Herman, and others
Type Proseminar (continuous assessment course )
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 3.0
Registrations 14 (25 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
possible language(s) of the assessment English
Course begins on 04.03.2019
eLearning Go to Moodle course
Seniorstudium Liberale Yes

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

  • have a basic understanding of film as a medium (both in theory and in practice)
  • have basic knowledge of how film can critically engage in wider societal, cultural, and political debates
  • have basic understanding of important issues and questions in British society since the 1980s
  • be able to identify and critically discuss a variety of societal, cultural, and political debates raised and addressed in films
  • critically reflect on and re-contextualise a number of issues and questions raised by the material studied in this course as they might relate to students’ own life-worlds

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

weekly seminar sessions plus additional out-of-classroom activity (student mini-film projects)

Course content

This course aims to survey and critically examine cinematic engagements with issues of societal, cultural, and political relevance, both in historical perspective and in relation to contemporary debates. While the course will focus on a selection of British films from the period between the mid-1990s to today, the issues and questions raised in these films are not exclusively relevant to the British context. Instead, these films provide valuable insights into debates that are as pressing as ever. The recent resurfacing of nationalistic and isolationist, xenophobic and racist, extremist and totalitarian tendencies in ‘Western’ societies and the ongoing attacks on democracy and liberalism urgently necessitate an intensified discussion if we want to protect the values and standards of a compassionate and open society and a peaceful co-existence of cultures, religions, and world-views.

Apart from the study of a number of existing films, students will also be able to engage in their own mini-film projects on themes and issues related to the course. It is hoped that these projects can be made available to a wider audience via a public screening/student film festival at AAU.

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Examination methodology

Expert Session (oral group presentation), 3-5-minute short films as collaborative group projects

Examination topic(s)

oral group presentation and discussion lead on one of the films discussed in class, mini-film project (collaborative group effort)

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Besonderer Studienbereich Besonderer Studienbereich Friedensstudien (SKZ: 900, Version: 05S)
    • Subject: Erweiterungsbereich (Optional subject)
      • Additional Courses from other Curricula ( 0.0h / 0.0 ECTS)
        • 552.296 Specialized Topics in Cultural Studies: Intercultural Competence, Empathy, and Political and Social Awareness through Film - Ken Loach, Danny Boyle, Mark Herman, and others (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
    • Subject: Fachliches Grundstudium Culture (Compulsory subject)
      • 6.3 Specialized Topics in Cultural Studies ( 0.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.296 Specialized Topics in Cultural Studies: Intercultural Competence, Empathy, and Political and Social Awareness through Film - Ken Loach, Danny Boyle, Mark Herman, and others (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 4. Semester empfohlen

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

This course is not assigned to a sequence of equivalent courses