Theory of Culture
Code
711011059
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Ciências da Comunicação
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Jorge Martins Rosa, José Bragança de Miranda
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) Identify the main theoretical issues of contemporary culture;
b) Understand the main concepts of Cultural Theory;
c) Know the core critical and theoretical texts of Cultural Theory;
d) Understand the rapports between culture, communication and media in the era of globalization, using one of its main issues as a case study.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
Bibliography
José A. Bragança de Miranda Teoria da Cultura, Lisboa, Vega, 2003.
Martin Heidegger: «LÉpoque des Images du Monde» in Essais et Conférences, Paris, Gallimard. (existem versões em inglês e espanhol na internet ).
Donna Haraway: \"A Cyborg Manifesto: Science, Technology, and Socialist-Feminism in the Late Twentieth Century,\" in Simians, Cyborgs and Women: The Reinvention of Nature (New York; Routledge, 1991), pp.149-181.
José A. Bragança de Miranda: «Para uma crítica das ligações técnicas» in JBM & Maria Teresa Cruz Crítica das Ligações na Era da Técnica, Lisboa, Tropismos, 2002.
Sigmund Freud: «LInquiétante étrangeté» in Essais de Psychanalyse Apliquée, Paris, Gallimard. (existe versão em inglês na internet intitulada «Uncanny»).
Pierre Klossowski - «La Monnaie Vivante», Paris, Rivages.
Teaching method
Oral exposition (70%)
discussion of the supporting texts
study case
student oral participation (30%)
tutorial attendance
Evaluation method