Applied cultural studies and visual anthropology

Course: Cultural Studies 2020

Structural unit: Faculty of Philosophy

Title
Applied cultural studies and visual anthropology
Code
ДВС.3.01
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
5 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
To know: definition and objectives of visual anthropology; the place of visual anthropology among the humanities; historical approaches to the classification of visual practices; specifics of applied cultural studies; basics of visual anthropology and methods of applied cultural studies; main directions of development of applied cultural studies. Be able to: apply theoretical knowledge of applied cultural studies to the analysis of sources; carry out an expert assessment of the problems of visual anthropology; identify cultural sources and use appropriate methods; collect, process, organise, summarise and popularise socio-cultural information. Communication: use knowledge of foreign languages to analyse information resources; present research results; present knowledge logically and reasonably and participate in discussions. Autonomy and responsibility: solve complex tasks related to the verification of research results.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Before starting the course, students should: know the main stages and characteristics of the historical and cultural process; know modernist theories and methods of cultural studies; know the basic stages of development of the history of socio-cultural practices; know the basic cultural concepts and categories. Be able to: collect, interpret and analyse information about cultural phenomena and phenomena, cultural processes, socio-cultural institutions; apply the terms, categories and classifications of cultural studies in the analysis of socio-cultural phenomena and processes; identify current trends in the coexistence of cultures in different contexts. Have: basic skills of scientific research and information management; skills of critical attitude and forecasting in relation to political, economic, cultural and artistic events and phenomena; skills of using foreign language professional cultural information sources.
Course content
Topic 1: Applied Cultural Studies as a field of scientific knowledge Topic 2. Basic mechanisms and technologies of applied cultural studies in the field of preservation and transmission of cultural values Topic 3. Cultural potential of the individual in the context of applied cultural studies Topic 4. Cultural practices of our time Topic 5. Information society and culture Theme 6. Applied cultural studies as a field of professional activity Self-study: Presentation (free choice of the student) Part 2. Visual anthropology Topic 1: Methodological guidelines and subject area of visual anthropology Topic 2. Visual practices of the Premodern: vision in the context of the syncretism of the sensual and the rational Topic 3: Shamanism as a practice of ecstatic vision Topic 4. Practices of "domestication of the image" Theme 5. Modes of vision of the Neolithic revolution Topic 6: Visual practices of writing and the specifics of their communication Topic 7. Spectacle as a basic visual practice of Antiquity Topic 8: Visual anthropology of online communities Self-study: Video presentation (free choice of the student)
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Ruby Jay. The Teaching of Visual Anthropology. Firenze, 1989. 2. Lemos R.M. The Nature of Value. Axiological Investigations. Gainesville. University Press of Florida, 1995. P. IX. 3. Schäuble M. Visual Anthropology University of Bern [Electronic resource] / M. Schäuble // The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology / Ed. by Hilary Callan. – Hoboken, New Jersey, 2018. – Mode of access: https://www.anthro.unibe.ch/e40416/e96353/ e96354/files735749/Visualanthropology2018_ger.pdf
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, self-study
Assessment methods and criteria
Assessment of semester work: 1. Oral report, additions and participation in seminar discussions - 36 / 60 points 2. Self-study (presentation No. 1) - 6 / 10 points 3. Self-study (presentation No. 2): - 6/10 points 4. Final control work in writing - 12 / 20 points The semester score is formed by the points obtained by the student in the process of mastering the material from the entire course. The total grade for the semester consists of the points received for classroom work (oral reports, additions and participation in seminar discussions) and for independent work (presentations, video presentations). All types of work for the semester have - a maximum of 80 points - a minimum of 48 points
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Olena Yuriivna Pavlova
Department of Ethics, Aesthetics and Cultural Studies
Faculty of Philosophy
Oksana Dmytrivna Rykhlitska
Department of Ethics, Aesthetics and Cultural Studies
Faculty of Philosophy