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Seminar
SoSe 18: The Evolution of North American Publics: From the Bourgois Public Sphere to Echo Chambers and Filter Bubbles
Christian Lammert Alexander Starre
Comments
The divide between the private domain and the public sphere is a fundamental category of modern political discourse. Against the backdrop of recent developments in U.S. democratic culture as well as fundamental shifts in media technologies, this course aims to survey established as well as emergent critical notions of the “public sphere” so as to assess their historical, cultural, and ethical implications. Contrasting classic texts by John Dewey, Hannah Arendt, and Jürgen Habermas with more recent work by Michael Warner, Nancy Fraser, Lauren Berlant, and others, the course provides students with a broad theoretical repertoire. From the angle of political, cultural, and media history, students will furthermore explore numerous North American publics, among them the distinct public spheres of print culture in the Early Republic, the early 20th-century radio era, and the contemporary digital media ecology. The course thereby reflects the conference theme “American Counter/Publics” of the DGfA Annual Meeting held at the JFKI from May 24-27. Students have the opportunity to engage with the work of some of the most renowned scholars in this field, both by reading their publications as well by attending their lectures at the conference. Toward the end of the semester, students will organize a one-day symposium, during which they will present their research on individual case studies. close
12 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Thu, 2018-04-19 08:30 - 10:00
Thu, 2018-04-26 08:30 - 10:00
Thu, 2018-05-03 08:30 - 10:00
Thu, 2018-05-17 08:30 - 10:00
Thu, 2018-05-31 08:30 - 10:00
Thu, 2018-06-07 08:30 - 10:00
Thu, 2018-06-14 08:30 - 10:00
Thu, 2018-06-21 08:30 - 10:00
Thu, 2018-06-28 08:30 - 10:00
Thu, 2018-07-05 08:30 - 10:00
Thu, 2018-07-12 08:30 - 18:00
Thu, 2018-07-19 08:30 - 10:00