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| LGER0044-1 | US literature and civilisation
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Michel Delville |
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| Substitute(s) : | Andrew Norris |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language |
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Course contents :
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| The Genres of American Popular Culture
This seminar will be organized around a series of sessions centered on specific genres across selected popular media, including literature, film and television. The class will highlight their importance in the cultural history of the United States and reveal their explicit and implicit meanings with the help of critical essays by prominent critical theorists such as Fredric Jameson, Umberto Eco, Laura Mulvey, Jean Baudrillard, and Greil Marcus. Topics and works will include science fiction, the hardboiled thriller, romance fiction, comics, popular music, comedy, TV sitcoms, Star Trek, Madonna, Twin Peaks and Desperate Housewives. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 2nd semester
See : http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Texts and screenings: tba |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| - written paper + oral exam |
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Contacts :
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| Michel DELVILLE, professeur ordinaire
Département de Langues et littératures germaniques
pl. Cockerill, 3
4000 Liège
Tél. 04 366 56 69
E-mail mdelville@ulg.ac.be
Secrétariat
Mme. Martine Delavignette
Tél. 04 366 53 96 |
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