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| Semester | fall semester 2023 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Peter Burleigh (p.burleigh@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This course is about the state of Britain in the 1970s: a decade of political and economic upheaval also marked by radical changes in culture and ways of life. Part of the course will consider theoretical tools with which we can analyse culture: Raymond Williams' developmental model of cultural change; the production of culture and its "architecture" following Henri Lefebvre and Michel De Certeau; the divisibility of nature/culture/human/machine/virtual in the work of Donna Haraway. The political and critical aspect of culture will always be present in the major part of the course, which will examine, discuss and analyse specifics of British culture and politics from the 1970s across a wide range of artefacts and behaviours, including: music, fashion, sport, feminism, radical movements, architecture, and more. |
| Learning objectives | Students will learn about a key decade in British culture, and become familiar with key aspects of British culture that have helped shape Britain today. As well as working with the culture and politics of the period, students will rehearse giving presentations and leading class discussions, and taking minutes. A written assignment internal to the course will be set. |
| Bibliography | A reading list will be announced at the beginning of the course |
| Admission requirements | Open only to registered students of English |
| Course application | Please sign up via services.unibas.ch. The number of participants in each section is strictly limited to 24. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Wednesday | 08.00-09.45 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 20.09.2023 | 08.00-09.45 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 27.09.2023 | 08.00-09.45 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 04.10.2023 | 08.00-09.45 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 11.10.2023 | 08.00-09.45 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 18.10.2023 | 08.00-09.45 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 25.10.2023 | 08.00-09.45 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 01.11.2023 | 08.00-09.45 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 08.11.2023 | 08.00-09.45 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 15.11.2023 | 08.00-09.45 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 22.11.2023 | 08.00-09.45 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 29.11.2023 | 08.00-09.45 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 06.12.2023 | 08.00-09.45 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 13.12.2023 | 08.00-09.45 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 20.12.2023 | 08.00-09.45 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Modules |
Modul: Introduction to Academic Communication in English (Bachelor's degree subject: English) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Assessment will be conducted throughout the course and will involve spoken as well as written assignments to complete. |
| 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 |