文化研究與跨文化溝通

臺北科技大學 114-2 學期課程，課號 359580。

課程大綱

文化研究以文學，社會批評，通俗文化，人類學、科學、女性主義和種族批評等觀點，對文化現象做深入的觀察、思考、及批判。本課程著重應用文化研究之豐碩成果，啟發學生認識文化問題，並培養其觀察，思考，及批判能力。不僅能因之促成社會進步，更重要的是能藉由對本國及異國文化差異及價值觀的深入瞭解，將知識應用在跨文化溝通上，協助本國企業成功地國際化。 Cultural studies is emerging as one of the most inspiring and exciting fields in and out of the academy. Drawing its energies from literary and social criticism, popular culture, anthropology and the sciences, feminism and critiques of race, cultural studies involves an infinite number of ingenious, politically contingent, and often popularly amusing subjects. Hopefully, students taking this course are trained to become independent, critical thinkers who are able to observe, analyze, criticize, and ameliorate culture. By addressing diverse cultural issues, students can not only deepen their understanding of different cultural values but also apply this knowledge to improve cross-cultural communication. One of the practical purposes of this course is to enable students to help local enterprises boost their business on the global stage of commerce.

課程進度

Week 1 Course Introduction; What Is “Culture” Week 2 Representation; Encoding & Decoding Week 3 Stereotyping; Orientalism Week 4 Online Work Week 5 Online Work Week 6 Techno-Orientalism; Postcolonialism Week 7 The Gaze Week 8: In-Class Theory Application Week 9 Gender Peformativity Week 10 Queer Theory Week 11 Student-Led Teaching I Week 12 Student-Led Teaching II Week 13 Student-Led Teaching III Week 14 Student-Led Teaching IV Week 15 Museum Label Project *Final Project Proposal due Week 16 Film Case Study Week 17 Sinophone Contexts Week 18 Project Gallery

評量方式

Participation + In-Class Work (including discussions, workshops, and translation sessions): 25% Student-Led Teaching (Group): 15% In-Class Theory Application: 10% Critical Craft Proposal: 5% Critical Craft Project: 40% Museum Label Project: 5% Learning Objectives: Mid-Semester In-Class Critical Reflection: define one course concept in English by producing a short written explanation that includes one direct quotation or paraphrased idea from a course text. Then, make one clear interpretive claim about an Asian cultural text (film/TV, literature, music, advertisement, social media content, public discourse artifact) using this concept. Student-Led Teaching: teach one assigned reading in a small group by preparing a concept summary, an example that illustrates the concept, and an activity for the class to practice the concept. Critical Craft Project: respond to or rewrite a cultural text through a creative artifact, with an accompanying artist statement that explains claim, theory, and process.

教材

【遵守智慧財產權觀念，請使用正版教科書，不得使用非法影印教科書】 使用外文原文書：否 Readings provided by the instructor.