Making one’s point of view: Approaching literary analysis and critical theory through David Bowie’s “Lady Stardust"

IF 0.1 Q4 CULTURAL STUDIES

Altre Modernita-Rivista di Studi Letterari e Culturali Pub Date : 2022-05-30 DOI:10.54103/2035-7680/17891

P. Deandrea

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Abstract

Some years ago I used a Bowie song, “Lady Stardust”, for a warm-up activity at the beginning of a BA course in English Literature focusing on gender issues from the Romantic Age to the present. Resulting from that didactic experiment, this article aims at proposing ways in which Bowie’s song and its lyrics can help students approach the interconnections between textual analysis and critical theory (Gender and Cultural Studies) by rooting them into language and social history. Furthermore, through reference to Sound Studies and ‘aurality’, it also invites the reader to reflect on how music can offer a valuable contribution for approaching literary and cultural studies, involving some pedagogical reflections inspired by Elena Madrussan’s recent volume Formazione e musica: L’ineffabile significante nel quotidiano giovanile (Mimesis 2021).

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立论：从大卫·鲍伊的《星尘夫人》看文学分析与批评理论

几年前，我在英国文学学士课程开始时用了一首鲍伊的歌曲《星尘夫人》作为热身活动，重点关注从浪漫主义时代到现在的性别问题。基于这一教学实验，本文旨在提出鲍伊的歌曲及其歌词如何通过将文本分析与批判性理论（性别与文化研究）植根于语言和社会历史，帮助学生了解它们之间的相互联系。此外，通过参考声音研究和“听觉”，它还邀请读者反思音乐如何为文学和文化研究提供宝贵的贡献，包括受埃琳娜·马德鲁桑最近出版的《Formazione e musica：L’invalidable significante nel quotidiano giovanale》（Mimesis 2021）启发的一些教学反思。

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