180.561 (20W) Cultural Dissidence in 1960s USA

Wintersemester 2020/21

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First course session
16.10.2020 09:00 - 12:00 Online-Meeting Off Campus
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Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to make changes to courses and examinations at short notice (e.g. cancellation of attendance-based courses and switching to online examinations).

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Lecturer
Course title german Cultural Dissidence in 1960s USA
Type Lecture - Course (continuous assessment course )
Course model Online course
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 6.0
Registrations 14 (30 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
Course begins on 16.10.2020
Remarks (english)

Students must be visible during the online meetings.

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

Students will gain a strong understanding of some of the most influential cultural and political movements in recent American history as they develop tools by which to analyze subcultural formation, cultural activism, and identity politics in general.

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Students will be required to read a number of essays from the required reading that we will discuss during class. Also, during class we will watch videos and listen to music that we will analyze.

Course content

The United States experienced massive social, political, and cultural upheaval and transformation during the 1960s. This course explores the causes, emergences, and effects of this remarkable era. Traditions burned and high and low cultural divides collapsed as new modes of expression and experience erupted from their ashes. Considering theories of culture, subjectivity, identity, aesthetics, consumerism, and ideology from a range of disciplines, we will explore dissident phenomena, from the Beats, folk music, Merry Pranksters, Hells Angels, civil rights and antiwar activism, rock 'n' roll, sexual revolution, pop art, psychedelic drugs, etc., as a means by which to comprehend this radical decade in American history. And, to do this, we will compare these movements to what is going on the United States today, from Alt-Right and QAnon to Black Lives Matter and Antifa.

Literature

Alexander Bloom, Takin’ it to the streets: A Sixties Reader (4th Edition) (details on what chapters to read forthcoming – several weeks before we start). This book can be purchased on Amazon.

Bryan Reynolds, “Glossary of Transversal Terms 1 & 2,” from my books, Transversal Subjects and Intermedial Theater. I will distribute these.

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.

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

Grades will be based on class participation (40%), an in-class group presentation (20%), and a 9-12 page paper (40%).

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Master's degree programme Media, Communications & Culture (SKZ: 841, Version: 20W.1)
    • Subject: Kultur (Compulsory subject)
      • 4.1 Cultural Studies und Medien ( 0.0h VC, VI / 6.0 ECTS)
        • 180.561 Cultural Dissidence in 1960s USA (2.0h VC / 6.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1., 2., 3. Semester empfohlen
  • Master's degree programme Media, Communications & Culture (SKZ: 841, Version: 09W.1)
    • Subject: Cultural Studies und Medien (Compulsory elective)
      • Kurs ( 2.0h KU / 6.0 ECTS)
        • 180.561 Cultural Dissidence in 1960s USA (2.0h VC / 6.0 ECTS)
  • Master's degree programme Visual Culture (SKZ: 655, Version: 18W.2)
    • Subject: Cultural Studies und Visuelle Medien (Compulsory elective)
      • 12 Cultural Studies und Visuelle Medien ( 0.0h VO, SE, PM, VC, PS, KS, UE / 12.0 ECTS)
        • 180.561 Cultural Dissidence in 1960s USA (2.0h VC / 6.0 ECTS)

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

This course is not assigned to a sequence of equivalent courses