| Continguts |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| An introduction to major theoretical debates concerning the identities of people in the UK, in Britain, in the four nations of the British Isles. | Theoretical texts on cultural identities. Michel Foucault. Louis Althusser. Stuart Hall. Homi Bhabha. |
| To what extent can we affirm that Britain is a united kingdom in the twenty-first century? | Britishness. Nationalisms and Identity. Stereotypes. Multiethnicity. Religion. Language. Family matters. |
| The relation between textual representation (films, literature, advertising, music, etc.) and issues of gender, class, religion and race in defining national identities (if they exist as such). | Analysis of a selection of texts and films. |
| British icons. Heroes and heroines. How are heroes and heroines constructed through the media? | James Bond. Bridget Jones. Princess Diana? |
| Britain and the Media: Newspapers, TV, magazines. Constructing class-consciousness? | Politics of British Newspapers. Films and Soap Operas. Reality Shows. |
| British Politics. Party Politics. | Parliaments in the UK. Britain in Europe. |
| Atenció personalitzada |
| Description |
| I will be in my office during office hours for personal consultation. At all other times, I can be contacted by e-mail. You are encouraged to do as much reading as possible. The URV library has a good selection of texts although many of them are to be found on the shelves of philosophy, anthropology, feminism, history. |
| Avaluació |
| Other comments and second exam session |
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This module will be based on a series of tutorials. The timetable of the tutorials will be established in the first week of the new semester. Attendance will be compulsory. The grading system will be based on continuous assessment and will include the following: two written assignments on subjects specified in the dossier (20 marks) a final exam based on a feedback essay (40 marks) an oral exam based on a text from your dossier. (20 marks) Students who fail the continuous assessment: If you do not have a pass in all the 5 necessary grades added together (three tests, one class presentation and one written assignment), you will have to take a final exam based on the material of the whole course (contents on Moodle + texts from the Dossier). This exam will consist of 5 short essay questions. The date of the exam will be the official date (the "segona convocatòria" or resit) established on Moodle. Students who do not pass the continuous assessment: will have to take the resit exam based on the following: a twenty-question test based on the material studied throughout the module (20 marks) two written assignments on subjects specified in the dossier to be handed in before the resit exam. (30 marks) a final class essay (40 marks) an oral exam based on a text from your dossier. (10 marks) Please note that plagiarism from books or the internet will make your work invalid. |
| Fonts d'informació |
| Bàsica |
Mike Storry & Peter Childs, British Cultural Identities, 2nd edition, 2002
, www.culturemachine.net, , |
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There will be a dossier of handouts available in the photocopying room at the beginning of the semester. I shall also be sending information on texts, theory, websites, available on the internet. This will be done via e-mail. It is essential that you give me your e-mail address at the beginning of the semester. |
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(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation. |
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