Kurs
Kurs 7,5 högskolepoäng • CTRB41
The course examines Christianity's forms, figures, thought patterns and narratives in a range of contemporary popular culture products. These products range from films and streaming series to music, music videos and pop art products e.g. images and memes that are shared, liked and used on social media (Instagram and Youtube). The main content and focus of the course is the interaction between Christianity and popular culture.
The course covers methodological and theoretical texts about what popular culture is, how popular culture can be studied and how religion and Christianity in popular culture can be studied. This comprises the basis for seminars on different popular culture products and their representation of Christianity, e.g. in James Bond films, South Park, the series Lucifer, Beyonce's music and social media etc.
The course covers methodological and theoretical texts about what popular culture is, how popular culture can be studied and how religion and Christianity in popular culture can be studied. This comprises the basis for seminars on different popular culture products and their representation of Christianity, e.g. in James Bond films, South Park, the series Lucifer, Beyonce's music and social media etc.
Kurstillfälle:
sommaren 2023
Studiesätt:
heltid,
dagtid
Kursperiod:
2023-06-05 – 2023-07-07
Kursspråk:
engelska
Anmälningskod:
LU-S0804
Behörighet:
Grundläggande samt 30 högskolepoäng inom religionsvetenskap, humaniora eller samhällsvetenskap.
Introduktionsmöte: Fredagen den 9 juni kl. 9.15 – 14.00 i LUX:B129
Lärare:
Emil Bjørn Hilton Saggau
