- Docente: Gino Scatasta
- Credits: 6
- SSD: L-LIN/10
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Cinema, Television and Multimedia Production (cod. 0966)
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
Media and Cultures in the Swinging London
The course aims to analyse British cultures in the 1960s, comparing them 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, Carocci, 2001, pp. 7-61
Iain Chambers, Ritmi urbani. Pop music e cultura di massa, Genova, costa & nolan, 1996, pp. 7-22, 49-106
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
Horror of Dracula (1958) - T. Fisher
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
Blowup (1966) - M. Antonioni
Poor Cow (1967) - K. Loach
Privilege (1967) - P. Watkins
Performance (1968-1970) - D. Cammell
The Harder They Come (1972) – P. Henzell
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
Office hours
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