| Educational guide Faculty or Arts |
english |
| English Studies (2001) |
 Subjects |
| THE CULTURE OF THE BRITISH ISLES II |
| Continguts |
| IDENTIFYING DATA | 2012_13 |
| Subject | THE CULTURE OF THE BRITISH ISLES II | Code | 12141204 | |||||
| Study programme |
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Cycle | 1st | |||||
| Descriptors | Credits | Theory credits | Practical credits | Type | Year | Period | ||
| 6 | 4.5 | 1.5 | Optional | Second |
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| Continguts | Atenció personalitzada | Avaluació |
| Fonts d'informació | ||
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| An introduction to major theoretical debates concerning the identities of people in the UK, in Britain, in the four nations of the British Isles. | Theoretical texts on cultural identities. Michel Foucault. Louis Althusser. Stuart Hall. Homi Bhabha. |
| To what extent can we affirm that Britain is a united kingdom in the twenty-first century? | Britishness. Nationalisms and Identity. Stereotypes. Multiethnicity. Religion. Language. Family matters. |
| The relation between textual representation (films, literature, advertising, music, etc.) and issues of gender, class, religion and race in defining national identities (if they exist as such). | Analysis of a selection of texts and films. |
| British icons. Heroes and heroines. How are heroes and heroines constructed through the media? The British Trademark: British Art & British Fashion. | James Bond. Bridget Jones. Princess Diana? Fashions & Fads. |
| Britain and the Media: Newspapers, TV, magazines. Constructing class-consciousness? | Politics of British Newspapers. Films and Soap Operas. Reality Shows. |
| British Politics. Party Politics. | Parliaments in the UK. Britain in Europe. |
