Undergraduate Course: Cultural Products of Eastern Europe (ELCR10010)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Arts, Culture and Environment |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Common Courses (Sch of Arts, Culture and Environ) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
The course critically examines a range of the products of the visual culture in Eastern Europe and Russia in relation to local and regional languages and identities.
The course consists of ten sessions which focus on distinct types of products and spaces of visual culture: cartoons, illustrations, artists' books, posters, popular magazines, animation, film, television, advertising and display, photography, new media, graffiti, architecture, monuments and urban spaces in Eastern European context. Each session emphasises the inherent tensions between: image and text, discourse and representation, text and context, memory and erasure, naming and marking.
Key topics discussed in the course include: propaganda and censorship; opposition and contestation; modernization, progress and tradition; local specificity of visual culture and its potential for crossing national and linguistic boundaries; the relationship between text and image, place and language; tensions between the popular and high culture; the contribution of the visual culture to shaping of national, political and gender identities, city as a site of representation, display, commemoration, and performance; the importance of the alphabetic and religious divides in shaping local identities; the stereotypes of symbolism and visual associations; the impact of visual culture and the visibility of texts on languages and identities; and creative potentials of media convergences and translations. The course explores visual culture in relation to local and regional languages and identities. It offers a framework for investigating the ways in which Western notions of visual culture are questioned and redefined in the Eastern European context. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
charge for photocopies and course handbooks |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
-Students will become familiar with the visual culture of Russia and Eastern Europe
-They will develop the analytical skills needed to engage with an array of cultural forms
-They will be able to engage critically with the difference and specificity of cultural products and cultural contexts.
-Students will further develop writing and oral presentation skills. |
Assessment Information
one essay circa 2,500 words (30%)
one two-hour degree exam (70%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Russian, Eastern European, Visual Culture |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Ella Chmielewska
Tel: (0131 6)51 3736
Email: Ella.Chmielewska@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Jacqueline Barnhart
Tel: (0131 6)50 4026
Email: Jackie.Barnhart@ed.ac.uk |
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