Universität Wien

124266 AR Cultural/Media Studies 1/2 (AR) (2014S)

American Popular Culture: TV Series in Focus

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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An/Abmeldung

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

Details

max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Freitag 14.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Freitag 21.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Freitag 28.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Freitag 04.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Freitag 11.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Freitag 02.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Freitag 09.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Freitag 16.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Freitag 23.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Freitag 30.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Freitag 06.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Freitag 13.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Freitag 20.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Freitag 27.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Popular culture has long been frowned upon as a topic of academic inquiry. Yet as something that plays a vital role in the formation and stabilization of contemporary societies - through mass media, as a transnational commodity, and as a normative force - it bears a variety of meanings pertinent to Western cultural discourse. "The people," John Fiske writes, "make popular culture at the interface between everyday life and the consumption of the products of the cultural industries […]. Relevance can be produced only by the people, for the only they can know which texts enable them to make the meaning that will function in their everyday lives."
In this course, we will look at the intersections of popular culture and ideology, with a particular focus on negotiations of race, gender, class, and national identity in contemporary television series. Theories by Neil Postman, Louis Althusser, Tudor Oltean, John Fiskey, John Storey and others will provide a tool kit for the analysis of a variety of TV series, such as popular cultural texts, including advertisement, and television series such as Homeland, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, The Big Bang Theory, or Modern Family. Familiarity with one or several of these series should be given, and students should be prepared to face extensive theoretical reading material and a number of extracurricular sessions for the viewing of episodes.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Regular attendance, active participation, presentation, written final exam (90 min.s)

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Students will be familiarized with contemporary theories on ideology and mass media and apply these theories to current popular television series. Particular attention will be paid to codes of race, gender, class, and national identity.

Prüfungsstoff

Interactive class discussions, team work, presentations, visual media

Literatur

All theoretical texts will be provided in a reader (CopyShop).

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Studium: MA 844;
Code/Modul: MA5; MA6, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-4261

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:33