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57153-01 - Course: Know Your Place: class in Britain (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2026 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Peter Burleigh (p.burleigh@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This course addresses the tendencies for British culture and identity to circulate around class. We will consider mainly renderings of class and its analysis from mid twentieth-century up to the present day. This will mean we examine from early cultural theorists such as Richard Hoggart and Raymond Williams, expanding on Stuart Hall and Dick Hebdige, through to Annette Kuhn, Angle McRobbie and Irit Rogoff: considering key figures in the British cultural studies canon. We will also address case studies of class, class positioning, and practices and artefacts that specifically address class or are its products. Including material from personal diaries, photography, film, TV, fashion, music and sport as well as economic and political positions. |
| Learning objectives | Students will learn about the key figures in 20th- and 21st-century British cultural studies, and will acquire tools for analysis through readings, case studies and application in group and plenary work. |
| Bibliography | A reader of theory texts, practical readings, and voices from the working class will be made available at the beginning of the term. |
| Admission requirements | None |
| Course application | Please register on services.unibas.ch by February 6th. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 17.02.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 24.02.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Fasnachtsferien |
| Tuesday 03.03.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 10.03.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 17.03.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 24.03.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 31.03.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 07.04.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 14.04.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 21.04.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 28.04.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 05.05.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 12.05.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 19.05.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 26.05.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Modules |
Modul: Introduction to Academic Communication in English (Bachelor's degree subject: English) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Participation; group presentation; final essay of circa 800 words |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |