Arts and Media in Society

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Arts and Media in Society
Leerdoelen	After this course the student is able to: - summarize, in their own words, the historical background of and theoretical issues at stake within contemporary debates on ‘identity politics’ - give an overview of the crucial philosophical and sociological questions involving the relation between identity and politics - critically reflect on and analyse (given and self-selected) cases of art, in oral and written form, on the basis of the literature - do research by finding the relevant (literature and/or media) sources to execute a case study - work together with other students on a project that thematizes the topic of the course.
Omschrijving	Identity politics and culture wars A lot of contemporary political and public debates (from the #metoo and Black Pete discussions to populism and the ‘yellow vests’) revolve around matters of identity and culture. In this course I want to delve deeper in these matters, and try to critically ‘unpack’ some of these debates and look what is at stake. We will do that by, first, looking at historical and contemporary literature on the intersections of culture, identity and politics. Identity (in terms of gender, race, religious, national, class, etc.) has been studied extensively within the field of cultural studies and critical theory. Moreover, there is an interesting link between these academic debates and political and/or social activism, which often respond to and sometimes are inspired by one another. Secondly, we will look at ways in which contemporary cultural and artistic phenomena reflect on and intervene in these debates on cultural identity, in movies such as Get out!, novels such as Didier Eribon’s Returning to Reims, but also in internet fan and meme culture. Finally, we will explore some of the tensions and controversies within the debate on (cultural) identity, such as the tension between identity and class politics, or between free speech and so called ‘political correctness’.
Uren per week	3
Onderwijsvorm	werkcollege
Toetsvorm	nog niet bekend
Vaksoort	master
Coördinator	dr. T.E. Lijster
Docent(en)	dr. T.E. Lijster
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs All course materials will be made available via Nestor.
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Opmerkingen
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type ReMa Kunst- en Cultuurwetenschappen / Arts and Culture  (ReMa Arts, Media and Literary Studies) 1 semester II a verplicht