Class in Britain
Prof. Dr. Ingrid von Rosenberg
Fri (2) GER 0054
Schedule
| 12 April | Introduction |
| 19 April | Theory I: What is "class"? Classic definitions Read: Williams, Marx, Weber |
| 26 April | Paper: Bourdieu’s lifestyle concept
of "class" Read: Bourdieu, Cook |
| 3 May | The 1930s Paper: Political and economic situation Read: Greenwood, Hoggart, Mitford I (Love in a Cold Climate) |
| 10 May | The 1950s Paper: The Affluent Society Read: Alan Sillitoe, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Answer study question on the class page!!) |
| 24 May | Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Paper: Working class problems in films of the 50s and 60s |
| 31 May | Theory II: Current Debates Papers: 1. Sociological concepts 2. New realities or only new concepts? Underclass, superclass, intermediate classes Read: Roberts, Adonis/Pollard I, Observer articles |
| 7 June | Issues of contemporary class reality Read: Livi Michael, All the Dark Air (answer study questions on class page!) |
| 14 June | All the Dark Air |
| 21 June | Paper: Working-class culture and
problems in commercial film of the 90s Discuss: Billy Elliot in contrast to The Scar (answer study questions on the class page!) |
| 28 June |
Read: Owens, Kelman Discussion: Gender Roles in Films (Billy Elliot, The Scar, Brassed Off, My Name is Joe) The Big Issue: history of the first street magazine Paper: Language as a long living class marker Read: Mitford II (Noblesse Oblige) |
| 5 July | Papers: 1. Consumption as class marker 2. Education as class marker |
| 12 July | Class in a multicultural society Paper: Problems of the Black and Asian working class Read: Adonis/Pollard II, Traynor, Levy |
Last Update: 23 Jun 02