BA Seminar: Gender in Popular Culture

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Course ID:	4219-ZS004
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	BA Seminar: Gender in Popular Culture
Name in Polish:	BA Seminar: Gender in Popular Culture
Organizational unit:	American Studies Center
Course groups:	all classes - weekday programme - 1st cycle all classes - weekday programme - 1st cycle - 3rd year BA Seminars
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	B.Sc. seminars obligatory courses
Short description:	The focus of this BA seminar is on the ways gender is present and represented in US popular culture. It is suitable for students who want to critically examine the ways in which gender affects various aspects of culture. Students who would like to analyze unusual aspects of culture, such as food, fashion, interior design or sports are also welcome. I encourage close reading of texts and intersectional readings.
Full description:	The focus of this BA seminar is on the ways gender is present and represented in US popular culture. It is suitable for students who want to critically examine the ways in which gender affects various aspects of culture. Students who would like to analyze unusual aspects of culture, such as food, fashion, interior design or sports are also welcome. I encourage close reading of texts and intersectional readings. We will start the semester with discussions of some examples of critical analysis of texts of culture with a focus on gender. Over the course of the semester students will be expected to plan their BA paper, find and evaluate potential sources, prepare a detailed outline, present their theses and findings, and write a BA paper.
Bibliography:	Readings will be selected based on specific interests of the students who sign up.
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge: Students have a knowledge of selected theoretical approaches to literary studies and cultural studies, especially in the field of gender and popular culture. Students have in-depth knowledge of selected aspects of American popular culture, specifically those related to representation of gender and (to a degree) other identity categories, including race, class, sexuality, ability and size. Students have in-depth knowledge concerning the specific area they decide to research for the BA paper. Skills: Students can plan and conduct research necessary to prepare a BA paper. Students can formulate their theses and findings in writing. Students are able to evaluate the quality and relevance of sources and document their work. Competences: Students can present their work to their peers. Students can offer constructive and polite feedback on the work of others. Students can answer questions about their research projects, evaluate feedback they received, and apply relevant commentary to their work.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Pass/fail, based on the timely submission of a BA paper.

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