Cultural analytics
Course: Cultural Studies 2020
Structural unit: Faculty of Philosophy
Title
Cultural analytics
Code
ВБ 5.1
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
6 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
1. To have the skills of critical thinking, to present their own thoughts in a clear way, to make their arguments.
3. To create logically and structurally organized texts on cultural studies, according to the specialization.
5. To collect, organize and analyze information on cultural phenomena, events, historical and cultural processes.
6. To identify, verify and summarize information on various contexts of cultural practice, to determine the degree of their relevance using different sources, information, communication tools and visual technologies.
8. To interpret cultural sources (material, printed, visual, artistic) using special literature and certain methods, tо reasonably present conclusions regarding their content.
11. To carry out expert assessment of cultural objects according to the criteria set and to provide recommendations for their social actualization.
Form of study
Distance form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Before starting this course, students should know the main stages and characteristics of the historical and cultural process; peculiarities of the development of artistic practice; basic cultural theories and methods of cultural studies.
2. To be able to collect and interpret information about the phenomena and phenomena of culture, cultural processes and events; practically apply the acquired theoretical knowledge;
predict the prospects for the development of cultural phenomena.
3. Possess elementary skills of scientific research and information management; critical attitude and forecasting regarding political,
economic, cultural and artistic events and phenomena; the use of foreign language specialized cultural information sources.
Course content
The course covers the basics of the theoretical understanding of cultural analytics and the practical application of this approach to the analysis of cultural phenomena. The educational discipline summarizes and systematizes ideas about the phenomena of the digital media space, helps to analyze the consequences of the implementation of cultural and artistic projects
by visualization.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Manovich L. Cultural analitics.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/877x02cjtxs5vtr/Manovich.texts.Cultural_Analytics.2020.
pdf?dl=0
2. Manovich L. How to Follow Global Digital Cultures, or Cultural Analytics for Beginners
Retrieved from http://manovich.net/index.php/projects/how-to-follow-global-digitalcultures.
3. Mirzoeff N. An Introduction to Visual Culture. London, New York: Routledge, 1999.
4. Mitchell W. J. T. Showing seeing: a critique of visual culture // Journal of visual culture.
2002. Vol. 1. № 2. P.178.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, self-study
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Oral report, additions and participation in discussions at seminars: 21/35 points
2.Self-study #1 (abstract): 3 / 5 points
Self-study #2 (review): 6 / 10 points
Self-studyk #3 (analytical note): 9 / 15 points
Self-study #4 (critical article): 9 / 15 points
The semester number of points is formed by the points received by the student in the process of assimilation
material from the entire educational course. All types of work for the semester have as a result:
- in the maximum dimension of 80 points
- a minimum of 48 points
Final control work in written form - 12 / 20 points
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline