Pop Avant-Garde from America and Britain to Italy / Avanguardia pop dall’America e Gran Bretagna all'Italia

Dozentinnen/Dozenten:

Igor Almeida Ferreira Baldoino, Franko Burolo

Angaben:

Seminar/Proseminar/Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 6, Studium Generale, Gender und Diversität

Termine:

Mi, 10:15 - 11:45, U5/02.18

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Module Allocation:

1.1 Seminar
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft / Aufbaumodul Kulturwissenschaft / freie Erweiterung: Seminar 6 ECTS
BA Berufliche Bildung: Basis/Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft: Seminar 6 ECTS
LA GS/HS/MS/RS: Basis/Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft (b): Seminar 6 ECTS
LA GY: Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft / Aufbaumodul Kulturwissenschaft: Seminar 6 ECTS

1.2 Übung:
all modules including an obligatory/optional reading tutorial (Übung) for literature and culture (except Consolidation Module!) in
LA GS/HS/MS/RS/GY
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik
MA English and American Studies
MA WiPäd
Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies

Not open for Consolidation Module!

2. (De)Registration:
in FlexNow! (except for guest auditors): 04.03.2020, 10:00 - 25.04.2020, 23:59 (NEW)
guest auditors: please contact lecturer

Inhalt:

In 1976, the British public was struck by two singular verses: “I am an antichrist! / I am an anarchist!”, screamed by a cynical jeering voice of a certain Johnny Rotten, who fronted a group shamelessly called Sex Pistols. The shock provoked both indignation and admiration that soon had an international impact and kick started a new generation of young artists inspired by it under the common denominator of “punk”.

This “punk” denominator was very soon split up into various others: new wave, industrial, goth etc., and its impact seems to resonate throughout pop culture and beyond, even today. Because of its defiant attitude, destructive, yet playful creativity, and fast developing related and post-tendencies around the world, it was soon suggested that punk resembles futurism, dada, situationism or other avant-garde movements and tendencies.

With focus on English- and Italian-speaking cultural areas, this course will provide food for thought and discussions about avant-garde aesthetics, gender, and how they manifest, if they do, in punk and related tendencies in pop culture. While it is a widespread viewpoint that punk is just about the music, the course aims at the portrayal of its literary value, through its lyrics, poetry and later developed fiction with examples from Cyberpunk, Steampunk and Feminist Punk. The possible ethical and political meanings of such expression will also be presented and discussed, since political engagement is one of the central aspects of both the avant-garde and punk.

Students of Italian language and literature will also have separate sessions for analysis of Italian texts in its original language.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Mandatory reading:
Fiction:
Acker, Kathy. Blood and Guts in High School. 1984. Gibson, William. Neuromancer. 1984. Sterling, Bruce. The Difference Machine. 1990.

Albums and Lyrics:
Alternative TV. “Action Time Vision”. The Image has Cracked, Surrey Sound Studios, 1978. The Clash. The Clash, CBS Studios in London, 1977.
Sex Pistols. “Anarchy in the UK”. Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, Wessex Sound Studios, 1977.
Sex Pistols. “God Save the Queen”. Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, Wessex Sound Studios, 1977.
Sex Pistols. “Holidays in the Sun”. Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, Wessex Sound Studios, 1977.
Sex Pistols. “Pretty Vacant”. Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, Wessex Sound Studios, 1977.
The Slits. Cut, Ridge Farm Studio, 1979.
Wire. Pink Flag, Advision Studios, 1977.

More material WILL be added during the semester

Pop Avant-Garde from America and Britain to Italy / Avanguardia pop dall’America e Gran Bretagna all'Italia

Dozentinnen/Dozenten:

Franko Burolo, Igor Almeida Ferreira Baldoino

Angaben:

Seminar/Proseminar/Übung, Kultur und Bildung

Termine:

Mi, 10:00 - 12:00, U5/02.18

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Seminar/Übung italienische Kulturwissenschaft in englischer und italienischer Sprache

· BA HF/NF Italienisch (alt/neu):
Aufbaumodul Kulturwissenschaft als Seminar mit 6 ECTS und/oder Übung mit 2 ECTS
Vertiefungsmodul Kulturwissenschaft als Übung mit 2 ECTS
Profilmodul 2ECTS/3 ECTS
· LA Italienisch (alt/neu):
Basis- und Aufbaumodul Kulturwissenschaft als Seminar mit 6 ECTS/3 ECTS oder als Übung mit 2 ECTS
Profilmodul Kulturwissenschaft als Übung mit 2 ECTS/4 ECTS.
· MA (neu):
Mastermodul Romanische Kulturen Spanisch/Französisch/Italienisch Typ B als Seminar mit 6 ECTS oder Übung mit 4 ECTS.
· MA (alt):
Vertiefungsmodule Kulturwissenschaft Typen B, C, D als Seminar mit 6 ECTS oder Übung mit 4 ECTS


Anmeldung/Abmeldung vom 01. April 2020, 10:00 Uhr bis 30. April 2020, 23:59 Uhr über FlexNow2

Inhalt:

Nel 1976 il pubblico britannico fu colpito da due versi singolari: “I am an antichrist! / I am an anarchist! ”, urlati da una cinica voce beffarda di un certo Johnny Rotten, frontman di un gruppo spudoratamente chiamato Sex Pistols. Lo shock ha provocato indignazione e ammirazione, che presto hanno avuto un impatto internazionale e hanno dato il via a una nuova generazione di giovani artisti che ne erano ispirati, sotto il comune denominatore di "punk".

Il denominatore "punk" fu presto diviso in vari altri: new wave, industrial, dark ecc., e il suo impatto sembra risuonare in tutta la cultura popolare e oltre, fino ad oggi. A causa del suo atteggiamento provocatorio, della creatività distruttiva, ma giocosa, e del rapido sviluppo di tendenze relazionate o post, in tutto il mondo, è stato presto suggerito che il punk assomigli al futurismo, al dada, al situazionismo o ad altri movimenti e tendenze d'avanguardia.

Con particolare attenzione alle aree culturali di lingua inglese e italiana, questo corso fornirà spunti di riflessione e discussione sull'estetica d'avanguardia, sul genere, e su come questi si manifestano, e se si manifestano, nel punk e nelle tendenze correlate della cultura popolare. Nonostante il comune atteggiamento che il punk riguardi solo la musica, il corso sarà orientato anche a dimostrare il suo valore letterario, attraverso i suoi testi poetici (cantati e non) e la successivamente sviluppata narrativa, con esempi cyberpunk, steampunk e di punk femminista. Saranno presentati e discussi anche i possibili significati etici e politici di tale espressione, poiché l'impegno politico è uno degli aspetti centrali sia dell'avanguardia che del punk.

Gli studenti di lingua e letteratura italiana avranno anche sessioni separate per l'analisi dei testi italiani in lingua originale.

English:

In 1976 the British public was struck by two singular verses: “I am an antichrist! / I am an anarchist!”, screamed by a cynical jeering voice of a certain Johnny Rotten, who fronted a group shamelessly called Sex Pistols. The shock provoked both indignation and admiration, that soon had an international impact, and kickstarted a new generation of young artists inspired by it, under the common denominator of “punk”.

This “punk” denominator was very soon split up into various others: new wave, industrial, goth etc., and its impact seems to resonate throughout pop culture, and beyond, even today. Because of its defiant attitude, destructive, yet playful creativity, and fast developing related and post-tendencies around the world, it has been soon suggested that punk resembles futurism, dada, situationism or other avant-garde movements and tendencies.

With focus on English- and Italian-speaking cultural areas, this course will provide food for thought and discussion about avant-garde aesthetics, gender, and how they manifest, if they do, in punk and related tendencies in pop culture. While it is a widespread viewpoint that punk is just about the music, the course aims at the portrayal of its literary value, through its lyrics, poetry and later developed fiction with examples from Cyberpunk, Steampunk and Feminist Punk. The possible ethical and political meanings of such expression will also be presented and discussed, since political engagement is one of the central aspects of both the avant-garde and punk.
Students of Italian language and literature will also have separate sessions for analysis of Italian texts in its original language.

Lettura e ascolto obbligatori:
narrativa:
Gibson, William. Neuromancer (da leggere in italiano o in inglese)
Sterling, Bruce & Gibson, William. La macchina della realtà (The Difference Machine), (italiano o inglese)
AA.VV. Gioventù cannibale (italiano)
Wu Ming. 54 (italiano)

musica e testi (GB):
Sex Pistols. “Anarchy in the UK”; “God Save the Queen”; “Pretty Vacant”; “Holidays in the Sun”
The Clash. The Clash
Alternative TV. “Action Time Vision”; The Image Has Cracked
The Slits. Cut
Wire. Pink Flag

musica e testi (I):
Decibel. “Indigestione disko / Mano armata”; Decibel (noto anche come Punk)
Various. L'Anthologia new wave (punk e post-punk, 1977-1980)
Franti. Luna nera
Litfiba. Desaparecido
CCCP – Fedeli alla linea. Ortodossia

Altro materiale sarà aggiunto durante il semestre.