Universität Wien

124261 KO Critical Media Analysis (2024W)

Critical Fandom - A Fan Studies Toolkit

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
Moodle
Mi 08.01. 12:15-13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21

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 09.10. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Mittwoch 16.10. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Mittwoch 23.10. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Mittwoch 30.10. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Mittwoch 06.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Mittwoch 13.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Mittwoch 20.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Mittwoch 27.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Mittwoch 04.12. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Mittwoch 11.12. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Mittwoch 15.01. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Mittwoch 22.01. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Mittwoch 29.01. 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 (fanart, 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), active in-class and preparatory participation (includes regular HW of shorter written tasks on Moodle such as: reading responses & film responses, glossary entries, research tasks, collaborative problem-solving activities, …), group presentation & fan production task (incl. production log)

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Participation (In-Class & Preparatory): 40%
Group Presentation: 25%
Fan Production Task (incl. Production Log): 35%

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

This is an interactive course with continuous assessment. Students are expected to read all set texts and actively participate in class throughout the semester as well as hand in tasks and assignments on time. There will be no written exam.

Literatur

All readings will be made available on Moodle.
Recommendations for those interested to get started (NOTE: we will look at excerpts/chapters from these works, but this is 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.
Fathallah, Judith. Fanfiction and the Author: How Fanfic Changes Popular Cultural Texts. Amsterdam: Amsterdam UP, 2017.
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.
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.
Winge, Therèsa M. Costuming Cosplay: Dressing the Imagination. London: Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2019.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

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

Letzte Änderung: Di 19.11.2024 13:45