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13012
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
OT(15H)/TP(45H)
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| Scientific area |
Cultura
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Entry requirements |
Not applicable.
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Mode of delivery |
Face-to-face.
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Learning outcomes |
1. Be able to develop long, reasoned arguments about the topics taught;
2. Define, problematize, and relate the various concepts studied;
3. Characterize Culture and Art as fields of conflict and tensions, from their theoretical-conceptual notions to the plurality of their manifestations;
4. Recognize and consider the impact of power dynamics on cultural and artistic production;
5. Be able to analyze, frame, and contextualize cultural and artistic signs (images, texts, sounds, performances, etc.);
6. Recognize and contextualize artistic and cultural movements in relation to their main agents.
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Syllabus |
1. Definition and problematization of the concepts of Culture, Art, and Power and their articulation:
1.1. Culture: complexities, historicity, and political nature of the notions of popular culture, high culture, mass culture, marginal cultures, counterculture, cultural studies, and cultural sciences;
1.2. Art: complexities, historicity, and political nature of the notions of fine art, mass art, artistic activism, regime art, avant-garde art;
1.3. Power: complexities and theoretical framework of the main approaches to the notion of power;
2. The political uses and misuses of Art and Culture: subjection vs. emancipation, alienation vs. enlightenment, domination vs. recognition; public policies vs. market policies;
3. The relationship between Image, Humor, and Power;
4. Art, Culture, and Globalization: center and peripheries, homogenization, assimilation, miscegenation, and resistance;
5. Art, Culture, and Power: artistic-cultural paradigms; from the art of savoir faire to the era of tec
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Main Bibliography |
• André, J. M. (2012). Multiculturalidade, Identidades e Mestiçagem. O Diálogo Intercultural nas Ideias, na Política, nas Artes e na Religião. Coimbra, Palimage.
• Barker, C. (2008). Cultural Studies. Theory and Practice. Los Angeles, Sage.
• Bergson, H. (1993). O Riso. Ensaio sobre o Significado do Cómico. Lisboa, Guimarães Editora.
• Bourdieu, P. (1989). O poder simbólico. Lisboa, Difel.
• Canclini, N. G. (2008). Culturas híbridas. Estratégias para entrar e sair da modernidade. São Paulo, EDUSP.
• Carroll, N. (2014) . Humour. A Very Short Introduction. Oxford, Oxford UP.
• Freud, S. (1927). “Humour” in The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud. Volume XXI. Londres, The Hogarth Press, 159-166.
• Maalouf, A. (2002). As identidades Assassinas. Lisboa, Difel.
• Mc Robbie, A. (2005). The Uses of Cultural Studies. A Textbook. London, Sage.
• Williams, R. (1958). A cultura é de todos (Culture is ordinary). Trad. Maria Elisa Cevasco (USP).
• Williams, R. (198
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
Classes will take the form of seminar, focusing on two types of activities: a) the presentation by students and respective discussion, of texts previously provided by the teacher: b) the presentation by students and respective discussion of a research work on cases of cultural policies, to develop throughout the semester. The evaluation of students will focus on the following parameters, with the weight also indicated: text presentation in class (40%), research on a case of cultural policies, to present and discuss in a session to be scheduled for this purpose (60%).
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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