Kurs Frau Dr. Steveker: Screening British Icons
Erste Sitzung: 25 April 2015
Putting a particularly strong focus on film studies, 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 analyse films. We will focus on filmic negotiations of Britishness in various forms. Reading texts and watching films in preparation for each class is obligatory for all students who would like to participate in this course.
In order to gain credit for this course, students will have to do a case study (group work) which they will have to present in class.
In order to attend this course, students must register before the beginning of term. The number of participants is strictly restricted to 30 people. Please check the departmental homepage and the department's notice boards for more information on the registration procedures.
Texts:
A pdf-reader will be made available at the beginning of the semester.
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Kurs Herr Heissenberger: Culture / Media / Images: Visuality in Contemporary Media
In this course, we will focus on visual media (film, TV, music videos, visual art, digital media) to explore standard critical tools which can help us analyze how these produce the meanings that their viewers find pleasurable, interesting, convincing, repulsive, compelling, etc.
- Visuality and genre in film
- Visuality vs. narrative in film
- Visual language of film-making: framing, diegesis, shots, editing, etc.
- The (male?) gaze
- Practices of looking: Similarities and differences across different media
- Gazes and looks in the new media
Goals:
Students will know about and apply independently a selected range of critical theories & methods to analyze different forms and examples of visual media.
Methods:
Team-based presentations and discussions, self-study readings, blended learning.
Assessment:
Attendance, team presentations, discussions, readings, a final written essay (individual) or video clip (team) plus critical analysis, and an exam (‘Klausur’).
Materials:
A selection of relevant essays and excerpts from books will be made available either in a reader or via Moodle, and video samples will be provided online.
e-Learning:
Depending on the number of participants, there will be a Moodle courseroom with materials and activities. |
