72810 - Media Cultures of Anglophone Countries (1) (LM)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student is able to learn  the distinctive cultural elements of the media system in English-speaking countries, particularly in Great Britain.

Course contents

English Culture in the 1960s e 1970s

The course aims to analyse British culture in the 1960s and 1970s, comparing it with the situation in other countries (in Europe and out of Europe), particularly as far as literature, cinema, tv and music are concerned.

Readings/Bibliography

Students are required to read the following critical extracts: 

Roberto Bertinetti, Dai Beatles a Blair: la cultura inglese contemporanea, capp. 1, 2, 3, Roma, Caroccci, 2001, pp. 7-61

Iain Chambers, Ritmi urbani. Pop music e cultura di massa, Genova, costa & nolan, 1996, pp. 7-22, 49-131, 166-181

Dick Hebdige Sottocultura. Il fascino di uno stile innaturale, Genova, costa & nolan, 2000, pp. 9-77

Dick Hebdige, “Verso una cartografia del gusto 1935-62”, in La lambretta e il videoclip, Torino, EDT, 1991, pp. 45-80

Emanuela Martini, Storia del cinema inglese, Venezia, Marsilio, 1991, pp. 212-347

Pierpaolo Martino, “Absolute Beginners. Colin MacInnes e la nascita del teenager” e “Come Together. I Beatles e la cultura pop degli anni Sessanta”, in Down in Albion, Roma, Aracne, 2007, pp. 31-67

David Mauk e John Oakland, “The Media”, in American Civilization. An introduction, London, Routledge, 2005

John Oakland, “The Media” in British Civilization. An Introduction, London, Routledge, 2002

 

Students are also required to watch three of the following films or TV series episodes:

O Dreamland – L. Anderson/ Momma don’t Allow – K. Reisz e T. Richardson (1956)

Look back in Anger (1958) – T. Richardson

Saturday Night, Sunday Morning (1960) - K. Reisz

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) - T. Richardson

Billy Liar (1963) - J. Schlesinger

A Hard Day's Night (1964) - R. Lester

The Knack (1965) - R. Lester

Alfie (1965) - L. Gilbert

Help (1965) - R. Lester

Blowup (1966) - M. Antonioni

Magical Mystery Tour (1967) - B. Knowles

Poor Cow (1967) - K. Loach

Privilege (1967) - P. Watkins

Performance (1968-1970) - D. Cammell

Let it Be (1970) – M. Lindsay-Hogg

Macbeth (1971) – R. Polanski

A Clockwork Orange (1971) – S. Kubrick

The Harder They Come (1972) – P. Henzell

Get Carter (1972) – M. Hodges

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1973) - D.A. Pennebaker

Tommy (1975) – K. Russell

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) - Nicolas Roeg

Jubilee (1977) – D. Jarman

Quadrophenia (1979) – F. Roddam

The Great Rock’n’ Roll Swindle (1980) – J. Temple

The Filth and the Fury (2000) – J. Temple

 

Dr. Who (1963- )

The Benny Hill Show

The Avengers (1961-1969)

The Prisoner (1967-1968)

Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-1974)

 

Teaching methods

Assessment methods

Oral exam (15-20 minutes).
In the oral exam the critical and methodological abilities of the students will be valued, as for the materials dicussed and analyzed during the course.

Teaching tools

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