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Course Code etc
Academic Year 2023
College College of Arts
Course Code AM338
Theme・Subtitle アメリカ文化2
Class Format Face to face (all classes are face-to-face)
Class Format (Supplementary Items)
Campus
Campus Ikebukuro
Semester Fall semester
DayPeriod・Room Fri.4・MB01
Credit 2
Course Number EAL2600
Language Japanese
Class Registration Method Course Code Registration
Grade (Year) Required 配当年次は開講学部のR Guideに掲載している科目表で確認してください。
prerequisite regulations
Acceptance of Other Colleges
course cancellation
Online Classes Subject to 60-Credit Upper Limit
Relationship with Degree Policy
Notes
Text Code AM338

【Course Objectives】

The aim of this course is to help students acquire a deep understanding of popular culture (music and films) in the U.S. and a critical ability to analyze its aesthetic as well as political dimensions. This course will also explore the present diversity of world cultures, state of communication between cultures, and issues faced by the multicultural world.

【Course Contents】

 The first half of this course explores the aesthetic and political implications of the vocal music that became popular in the States during the 1950’s and 60’s. The oldies--a variety of music that fits neither the definition of rock nor soul music--are often thought of as simple, commercial entertainment products. As a result, they are excluded from studies of both American pop music and the Cold War era. However, this music captured in a democratic manner the emotions of ordinary citizens that lived during the turbulent era. In this course, students will discover various themes shared among American oldies and conduct intensive readings of the work of singers like Patti Page and Bobby Vinton as well as that of doo-wop choral groups.
 The latter half of this course attempts a close reading of Dumbo (1941), one of the earliest and the most sophisticated Disney animated classics. We will explore the ways in which the little elephant represents a socially marginalized presence in terms of disability, race, class, and sexuality. In order to examine the film's symbolic dimensions, we will draw on critical methodologies such as disability studies, animal studies, queer theory, and psychoanalysis. In addition to Dumbo, special attention will be given to Mickey Mouse shorts, Pinocchio, The Lion King, The Bells of Notre Dame, Beauty and the Beast, and Winnie the Pooh.
 Students in taking this course are also encouraged to use the Rikkyo University international exchange lounge, internet SNS and bulletin boards, and other interactive media to put their understanding of different cultures into practice.

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