| Educational guide Facultat de Lletres |
english |
| Estudis Culturals en Llengua Anglesa, Textos i Contextos (2009) |
 Subjects |
| CULTURALS ICONS OF THE 20TH CENTURY |
| Contents |
| IDENTIFYING DATA | 2009_10 |
| Subject | CULTURALS ICONS OF THE 20TH CENTURY | Code | 12605102 | |||||
| Study programme |
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Cycle | 2nd | |||||
| Descriptors | Credits | Type | Year | Period | ||||
| 3 | Compulsory | First | Only annual |
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| Competences | Learning aims | Contents |
| Planning | Methodologies | Personalized attention |
| Assessment | Sources of information | Recommendations |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| What is a 'cultural icon'? | Cultural icons and 'iconography. What is popular culture? Definitions and debates. The map of cultural iconography: geographical, social, historical identifications.l The role played by the media in the construction of cultural icons. |
| Politica and historical icons. | Political, historical leaders and the iconography of ideologies. |
| Gender iconography. | Paradigms of femininity and masculinity in cultural icons. Subjective, social and cultural implications in the construction of gender models. Gender politics and 'cultural icons'. Gendered roles: 'Barbie culture'. |
| Visual arts and iconography. Pop culture. | The visual arts and iconography: cinema, television, painting, cartoons. Andy Warhol; Pop art; Mickey Mouse. |
| Music, musicians | Madonna, David Bowie, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, U2, Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Tina Turner, Elton John. |
| The iconography of sports idols. | Individual and collective icons. Celebrities, players and sports. The iconography of sports fans. |
