[cs] Introduction to Media Studies: Recreating the Elizabethan Age for the Screen: Elizabeth I and William Shakespeare - Einzelansicht

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This course will introduce you to various aspects of media history, media theory and media analysis. We are going to discuss texts on media/film theory and criticism, and we will critically analyse various media products, such as early modern paintings, film sequences and individual episodes from select TV series. Reading texts and/or watching films/TV series in preparation for each class will therefore be obligatory for all students in this course.

     In our case studies, we will focus on the media afterlives of Elizabeth I (1533-1603) and William Shakespeare (1564-1616), two of the most iconic figures to have left their traces on English national and cultural identity. In the collective cultural memory, the reign of Elizabeth I often figures as the Golden Age, which saw Protestantism firmly take roots on English soil, the emergence of a fledgling sense of national identity, and an unprecedented flowering of the arts and literature.

     The name of William Shakespeare is indissolubly linked to this flowering of literature during the Elizabethan Age. The very name of ”the Bard” has come to equate outstanding literary achievements, exuberant creativity and enduring stories that have haunted us to the present day, in comic strips, movies, television adaptations and many other media products.

     We will examine how various media types at distinct cultural moments have engaged with Elizabeth I and William Shakespeare and how these media and their specific medialities produce cultural and artistic meaning(s) which continue to resonate with twenty-first-century audiences.

     Please note: In order to attend this course, students must register before the beginning of term. To get credit points for this course, students will have to write a short ‘think piece’ (1-1¹/₂ pages) during the semester and pass an exam at the end of semester. Regular attendance will be expected.

Texts:

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