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Humanities and Social Science

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Module Offerings

6102IRP-SEP-MTP

Aims

1. To critically appreciate the aesthetic dimension of politics and how important that is for forming political discourses and identities 2. To analyse the prominent cases of aesthetic practices in world politics 3. To closely read some essential texts in the subject area and develop a textual mastery of those

Learning Outcomes

1.
Critically understand the aesthetic dimension of politics
2.
Formulate a critical view on how representation is important for political practices
3.
Demonstrate a textual mastery of aesthetic studies of politics
4.
Critically assess how aesthetics shapes identity and political memory

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:1. Aesthetics and Politics: An Introduction 2. The Sublime Nature of Global Politics 3. William Shakespeare: The Politics of Tragedy 4. Poetry after Auschwitz 5. Poetry vs. the Cold War 6. Pasolini, Calvino and the Global Resistance 7. Goddard, Lefebvre and Political Space 8. Sunday Bloody Sunday 9. ‘All that is solid melt into the air’ 10. Art after 9/11
Module Overview:
This module enables you to explore the nexus between literature, popular culture and mass communication and their political aspect which enables its interdisciplinary dimension. You will be led to read literature and films closely and relate the political-aesthetic aspect to your daily experiences.
Additional Information:This module explores the nexus between literature, popular culture and mass communication and their political aspect which enables it an interdisciplinary dimension. Students will be led to read literature and films closely and relate the political-aesthetic aspect to their daily experiences.

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