Philosophy of Literary and Visual Culture (P01786)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : LLC-P-P01786

Although the course is primarily theoretical in focus, students will be required to apply a theory or method to a specific text or image, both in seminars and in assessment.
This course will explore key debates in cultural studies and film studies, with particular attention paid to the philosophical and theoretical backgrounds which have informed cultural theory. In particular, the course will explore both the concept of culture and the ways in which culture might be considered as an object of study. Topics to be covered will include the relation between literary and visual culture, the relations between philosophy and art, and the relationship between linguistic and visual modes of analysis and understanding.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Common Courses (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures), (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will be familiar with the key debates and problems in cultural studies. The concept of culture will also provide students with the staring point from which to understand and assess various methods and theories of cultural studies, and different theories of interpretation and analysis. Particular attention will be paid to competing traditions and disciplines so that students will also gain critically reflectie skills, enabling them to negotiate different theoretical paradigms. The course will develop critical reading skills, both by focussing on the concepts, arguments and claims of theoretical texts, and by thinking about the ways in which theories yield methods of reading and criticism