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120168 VO Cultural Studies: "What ish my nation?" (2008W)

The Concept of National Cinema(s) in the British Isles

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik

Diese LVA gilt für die Masterstudien Englisch nach UG2002, das Diplomstudium (UniStG) und das Lehramt UF Englisch (UniStG).

Details

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 14.10. 16:00 - 18:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 21.10. 16:00 - 18:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 28.10. 16:00 - 18:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 04.11. 16:00 - 18:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 11.11. 16:00 - 18:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 18.11. 16:00 - 18:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 25.11. 16:00 - 18:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 02.12. 16:00 - 18:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 09.12. 16:00 - 18:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 16.12. 16:00 - 18:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 13.01. 16:00 - 18:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 20.01. 16:00 - 18:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 27.01. 16:00 - 18:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In Laurence Olivier's celebrated screen adaptation (1944) of Shakespeare's history play Henry V one of the key scenes is the so-called 'four nations' scene which brings together representatives of the four home nations to discuss politics and the mechanics of war. The question posed by Macmorris, the Irish captain, points to one of the most controversial issues ("What ish my nation?"), not only in the obvious field of political discourse (in Shakespeare's time, during WWII, in our time), but also in Cultural Studies generally. The aim of this course is to establish an historical sense of various ways in which national identities in the British Isles have been constituted and re-defined in the 20th century. The medium of film (cinema history) provides an ideal textual basis for such a procedure. Between them the films selected for analysis cover the four nations constituting the geographical (and cultural) unit known as the British Isles (i.e., England as well as the nations of the 'Celtic Fringe').
Films to be discussed include:
Ireland: The Quiet Man, Intermission, Adam and Paul; Wales: How Green Was My Valley, Twin Town; Scotland: Braveheart; Shallow Grave, Trainspotting; England: Notting Hill, Bhaji on the Beach, This Is England.

Assessment and permitted materials

Requirements for credit: written final test.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

It is the aim of this lecture course to supply basic background information on the history of British and Irish Cinema and to provide an introduction to the tools and methodologies of media analysis within a Cultural Studies framework.

Examination topics

Lecture course; classroom discourse will be supplemented by visual aids (ppt, excerpts from documentary and feature films).

Reading list

A customised anthology (comprising basic texts and film scripts) will be available from 1 October 2008. Additional material will be provided on an e-learning platform. Therefore, students are asked to familiarise themselves in advance with the Blackboard Vista platform; for introduction and self-guided tour, please see
https://www.univie.ac.at/ZID/elearning-infos-studierende/

Association in the course directory

426, 436, 722, 2012, 3012

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