Educational guide Faculty or Arts |
Cultural Studies in English Language. Texts and Contexts (2009) |
Subjects |
CULTURALS ICONS OF THE 20TH CENTURY |
Contents |
IDENTIFYING DATA | 2011_12 |
Subject | CULTURALS ICONS OF THE 20TH CENTURY | Code | 12605102 | |||||
Study programme |
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Cycle | 2nd | |||||
Descriptors | Credits | Type | Year | Period | ||||
3 | Compulsory | First | Only annual |
Competences | Learning aims | Contents |
Planning | Methodologies | Personalized attention |
Assessment | Sources of information | Recommendations |
Topic | Sub-topic |
What is a 'cultural icon'? | Cultural icons and 'iconography. What is popular culture? Definitions and debates. The map of cultural iconography: geographical, social, historical identifications.l The role played by the media in the construction of cultural icons. |
Politica and historical icons. | Political, historical leaders and the iconography of ideologies. |
Gender iconography. | Paradigms of femininity and masculinity in cultural icons. Subjective, social and cultural implications in the construction of gender models. Gender politics and 'cultural icons'. Gendered roles: 'Barbie culture'. |
Visual arts and iconography. Pop culture. | The visual arts and iconography: cinema, television, painting, cartoons. Andy Warhol; Pop art; Mickey Mouse. |
Music, musicians | Madonna, David Bowie, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, U2, Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Tina Turner, Elton John. |
The iconography of sports idols. | Individual and collective icons. Celebrities, players and sports. The iconography of sports fans. |