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| − | # To understand and critically assess | + | # To understand and critically assess a range of theories about the nature of culture and cultural criticism. |
# To develop your own philosophical theory of culture and cultural criticism. | # To develop your own philosophical theory of culture and cultural criticism. | ||
| + | # To apply skills of ethnography and cultural analysis to comparative topics in Italian and U.S. culture. | ||
==Course Description == | ==Course Description == | ||
| + | This Philosophy of Culture course mixes readings and resources from several disciplines, such as philosophy, cultural anthropology, literature, cinema, and cultural studies, to give students a sound introduction to philosophical issues in the study of cultural. We study theories from physical anthropology and evolutionary psychology on the emergence of culture, as well as theories of cultural analysis and criticism that emerges from the both the traditions of cultural anthropology and the continental philosophical traditions of phenomenology, postmodernism, and semiotics. The main goal of our study will be to develop a sound philosophical theory of culture, and both read and practice cultural analysis. | ||
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| + | For the Gonzaga-in-Florence version of this course a substantial component of course material and course work (30-35%) will involve Italian culture, especially cinema, literature and cultural criticism. | ||
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| + | ===Selected Course Readings=== | ||
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| + | ==Assessment== | ||
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| + | Students will be assessed on their achievement of the course goals through the following methods: | ||
| − | + | 20% Reading quizes | |
| + | 20% Midterm | ||
| + | 20% 1st paper | ||
| + | 20% Final project | ||
| + | 20% Final Exam | ||
Revision as of 17:20, 24 April 2012
Contents
Syllabus
Goals of the Course
- To understand and critically assess a range of theories about the nature of culture and cultural criticism.
- To develop your own philosophical theory of culture and cultural criticism.
- To apply skills of ethnography and cultural analysis to comparative topics in Italian and U.S. culture.
Course Description
This Philosophy of Culture course mixes readings and resources from several disciplines, such as philosophy, cultural anthropology, literature, cinema, and cultural studies, to give students a sound introduction to philosophical issues in the study of cultural. We study theories from physical anthropology and evolutionary psychology on the emergence of culture, as well as theories of cultural analysis and criticism that emerges from the both the traditions of cultural anthropology and the continental philosophical traditions of phenomenology, postmodernism, and semiotics. The main goal of our study will be to develop a sound philosophical theory of culture, and both read and practice cultural analysis.
For the Gonzaga-in-Florence version of this course a substantial component of course material and course work (30-35%) will involve Italian culture, especially cinema, literature and cultural criticism.
Selected Course Readings
Assessment
Students will be assessed on their achievement of the course goals through the following methods:
20% Reading quizes 20% Midterm 20% 1st paper 20% Final project 20% Final Exam
