Anglo-American University in Prague Subcultures: Lifestyles, Literature, Music
| Course Name | Subcultures: Lifestyles, Literature, Music |
| Course Code | SOC276 |
| Description | The course provides critical insights into cultural resistance to mainstream culture, such as graffiti, street art, underground, punk, psychedelia, new social movements, etc. Topics are explored through the lenses of culture studies and urban anthropology. Seminal readings on subcultures are used to discuss the practices of ‘alternative’ urban lives in postindustrial society and certain trends of artistic production. The focus is on the political interpretation of youth subversion and disclosures of power mechanisms. Visuals are a part of this course. |
| Learning Outcomes | Upon completion of this course, students should demonstrate the ability to: – use the research tools of cultural studies: critical thinking, semiotics, urban anthropology – conceptualize and contextualize expressions of youth rebellion – apply critical imagination in decoding subversive artifacts – analyze resistance to consumer culture – interpret the streets and other public spaces of the city – use of long-term memory |
| School | School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Level | BA |
| Number of credits (US / ECTS) | 3 US / 6 ECTS |