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69402-01 - Course: 1970s Britain 3 CP

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

Dates

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

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