| 0626.2071 ספרות אפריקנית-אמריקנית | |
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| גב סוניה וינר | ק"מ |
| It is a commonplace that we live in the postmodern era but there is little consensus as to what this means. The seminar will provide a general overview of the theories of postmodernism, which attempt to account for the unique cultural features of the contemporary period. We will relate to such issues as the putative end of history; the collapse of humanism; the primacy of language; and the role of technology.
However, the seminar will engage primarily with the postmodern construction of space. We will discuss the shift from modern to postmodern architecture; urban experience and the idea of the city; virtual reality and hyper-reality; globalization; and the disappearance of time. The focus of the seminar will be on theoretical texts by Jean Baudrillard, Paul Virilio, Fredric Jameson, Slavoy Zizek and others. We will also discuss and analyze such films as Blade Runner, Matrix, Ghost in the Shell and others. Requirements: class participation, an oral presentation, two short papers and a seminar paper. | |
| מועדי הבחינות: | |
| מועד א' של סמסטר ב' יתקיים ביום 13/07/2004 בשעה 12:30 | |
| מועד ב' של סמסטר ב' יתקיים ביום 05/08/2004 בשעה 9:00 | |