The course aims at introducing the students with various manifestations of culture and art by applying the semiotic, political, CDA perspectives to a diverse range of human artefacts. For that reason, we will learn about :
1. the concept of culture
2. digitalisation of culture
3. creativity
4. commercialisation of culture
5. art history
6. symbology
7. culture and power
8. art-beauty-ugliness
9. art as therapy
10. local and global contexts of culture
11. carnivalesque
12. and other topics
Requirements of the course:
1. good knowledge of English (at least B2); 2) timely submitted homework; 3) in-class presentations and active participation; 4) critical writing (reviews) 5) a successfully passed exam
- Docētājs: Dreijers Guntars