Course code

HIK6436.HT

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Erikursus kultuuriloost

Course title in English

Special Course in Cultural Theory

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2025/2026 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2026/2027 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

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Brief description of the course

This interdisciplinary course explores jazz as a global cultural phenomenon through a comparative perspective, focusing on American, Estonian, Soviet, and broader (Eastern)European jazz cultures. By placing these diverse jazz cultures in dialogue, the course offers students a deeper understanding of how music operates within political systems, cultural exchanges, and identity formation across different historical and geographical contexts.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- is familiar with the emergence and development of jazz in the contexts of the United States, Estonia, the Soviet Union, and Europe;
- interprets jazz as a social and cultural practice connected to identity formation and urban culture;
- understands the relationships between jazz, political systems, ideology, cultural policy, and other art forms;
- uses relevant terminology and critically evaluates sources.

Teacher

Heli Reimann

Study programmes containing that course

Liberal Arts in Humanities (HTLAB/28.HT)
Liberal Arts in Humanities (KKLHB/27.HT)
Liberal Arts in Humanities (KKLHB/26.HT)
Liberal Arts in Humanities (KKLHB/25.HT)
Liberal Arts in Humanities (KKLHB/24.HT)
Liberal Arts in Humanities (KKLHB/23.HT)
Liberal Arts in Humanities (KKLHB/22.HT)
Liberal Arts in Humanities (KKLHB/21.HT)
Liberal Arts in Humanities (KKLHB/20.HT)
Liberal Arts in Humanities (KKLHB/19.HT)
Liberal Arts in Humanities (KKLHB/18.HT)
Liberal Arts in Humanities (KKLHB/17.HT)