Universität Wien

124261 KO Critical Media Analysis (2024S)

Fans, Fandoms, Fan Works……. And Those Who Study Them - Exploring the World of Fan Studies

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
Moodle

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 30 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Mittwoch 13.03. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Mittwoch 20.03. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Mittwoch 10.04. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Mittwoch 17.04. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Mittwoch 24.04. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Mittwoch 08.05. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Mittwoch 15.05. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Mittwoch 22.05. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Mittwoch 29.05. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Mittwoch 05.06. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Mittwoch 12.06. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Mittwoch 19.06. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Mittwoch 26.06. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Who is a “fan”? What constitutes fandom? In which ways can fannish productions & practices (fan art, fanfic, fanvids, cosplay, ..) be considered “transformative”, not only with regard to a particular source text but larger societal discourses?

This class offers an introduction to fan studies with a particular focus on “Critical Fandom”, which, for the purposes of this course, is understood to investigate (among other themes):

- Representations of fandom and fans in popular culture (e.g. speaking back against ‘pathologizing’ depictions of ‘hysterical’ and ‘overly invested’ individuals/communities)
- Resistant/oppositional readings (vs. hegemonic readings) of popular media content and the subversive potential of fannish productions (e.g. Genderbending or Racebending fan art/fanfiction)
- Problems/shortcomings within fan spaces and fan studies themselves (e.g. ‘toxic fandom’ or ‘the whiteness of fandom’)
- The field of tension between grassroot self-expression and commercial contexts (e.g. issues of ownership & ‘authenticity’)
- The potential of fan spaces to serve as sites for civic engagement and the promotion of social change (i.e. fan activism)

After this course students will have gained key insights into some of the major theoretical concepts and issues that shape the highly interdisciplinary field of fan studies. Based on influential introductory works in the field (e.g. Booth 2018), this course will enable them to discuss foundational texts on the ‘social, historical, political, commercial, ethical, and creative dimensions of fandom’. Students will be guided towards a critical engagement with aspects of media consumption, production and circulation through various lenses provided by the framework of Critical Theory and the use of fannish productions and practices as a toolkit for their own explorations, negotiations and expressions of meanings related to popular culture.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Regular attendance (max. two absences), in-class and preparatory participation (HW/shorter written tasks on Moodle), group presentation, midterm exam, critical essay & fan production task

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Participation (In-Class & Preparatory): 20%
Group Presentation: 25%
Midterm Exam: 15%
Critical Essay: 20%
Fan Production Task: 20%

Overall Score of 100%, pass-mark 60%

Scale:
1: 90-100%
2: 89-80%
3: 79-70%
4: 69-60%
5: 59-0%

In order to pass, students need to fulfil each individual requirement and complete tasks on time. The plagiarism detection software Turnitin will be used on most written assignments.

Prüfungsstoff

The midterm exam will be based on the course sessions and the required readings.

Literatur

All readings will be made available on Moodle.

Recommendations for those interested to get started (NOTE: not the final list of obligatory course readings!):

• Bennett, Lucy Kathryn, and Paul Booth. Seeing Fans: Representations of Fandom in Media and Popular Culture. New York, NY: Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
• Booth, Paul. A Companion to Media Fandom and Fan Studies. Newark: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2018.
• Click, Melissa A., and Suzanne Scott. The Routledge Companion to Media Fandom. London: Taylor and Francis, 2018.
• Duffett, Mark. Understanding Fandom: An Introduction to the Study of Media Fan Culture. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.
• Jenkins, Henry. Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture. Updated 20th anniversary ed. (orig. publ. 1992). New York, NY: Routledge, 2013.
• Pande, Rukmini. Squee from the Margins: Fandom and Race. Iowa City: UIP, 2018.
• Jenkins, Henry, Gabriel Peters-Lazaro, and Sangita Shresthova. Popular Culture and the Civic Imagination: Case Studies of Creative Social Change. New York: New York UP, 2020.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Studium: BA 612, BEd 046/407
Code/Modul: BA07.3; BEd 08a.2, BEd 08b.1
Lehrinhalt: 12-4260

Letzte Änderung: Mi 21.02.2024 14:05