Cultural Theory
Code: ΥΠ 111
Semester: 1
ECTS: 5
course description
The course provides a concise introduction to cultural theory aiming to familiarize students with different perceptions of culture and models of cultural analysis in a historical perspective. The purpose of the course is twofold: on the one hand, it aims at presenting various theoretical cultural models and on the other, it seeks to bring out the use of theory for the interpretation of socio-cultural events.
In this context, different currents of cultural thinking (Marxism, Frankfurt School, structuralism, semiotics, cultural studies) are examined through selective literature. The course familiarizes students with critical reading. At the same time, contemporary socio-cultural events are examined, and attempts are made to interpret aspects of contemporary popular culture that emerge within them using the models of cultural analysis taught.
suggested bibliography
Bibliography in Greek
- Barker Chris & Jane Emma, Πολιτισμικές Σπουδές. Θεωρία και πρακτική, Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα, Αθήνα 2020. (Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 94645725)
- Philip Smith, Πολιτισμική θεωρία. Μια εισαγωγή, Κριτική, Αθήνα 2006. (Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 11749)
- Barthes, Roland, Μυθολογίες- Μάθημα, εκδόσεις Ράππα, Αθήνα, 1973.
- Horkheimer M. & Adorno Th., Διαλεκτική του Διαφωτισμού, εκδ. Νήσος, Αθήνα 1996.
- Marx K. & Engels Fr., Μανιφέστο του Κομμουνιστικού Κόμματος, Σύγχρονη Εποχή, Αθήνα 1984.
- Williams, Raymond, Κουλτούρα και ιστορία, εισ.& μτφρ Βενετία Αποστολίδου, Εκδόσεις Γνώση, Αθήνα 1994.
Journals
- Theory, Culture & Society
- International Journal of Cultural Studies
- Cultural Studies
