123251 AR Literature Course - 1/2 (MA) British/Irish/New English & Cultural Studies (2022S)
Postdigital practices: literature and social media
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Tu 15.02.2022 00:00 to Th 24.02.2022 11:59
- Deregistration possible until Th 31.03.2022 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Tuesday
08.03.
14:15 - 15:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Tuesday
15.03.
14:15 - 15:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Tuesday
22.03.
14:15 - 15:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Tuesday
29.03.
14:15 - 15:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Tuesday
05.04.
14:15 - 15:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Tuesday
26.04.
14:15 - 15:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Tuesday
03.05.
14:15 - 15:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Tuesday
10.05.
14:15 - 15:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Tuesday
17.05.
14:15 - 15:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Tuesday
24.05.
14:15 - 15:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Tuesday
31.05.
14:15 - 15:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Tuesday
14.06.
14:15 - 15:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Tuesday
21.06.
14:15 - 15:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Tuesday
28.06.
14:15 - 15:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Presence and participation are mandatory. You can have two absences. Please make sure you catch up on what you have missed and bring yourselves up to date on tasks and readings. The materials you need will be on moodle.
You will be expected to prepare short multimodal presentations to share with your colleagues, post shorter written assignments and, at the end of term, hand in a longer piece of writing.
You will be expected to prepare short multimodal presentations to share with your colleagues, post shorter written assignments and, at the end of term, hand in a longer piece of writing.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The grade will consist of the following:
Participation (participation in group and plenum discussions and smaller tasks): 20%
Presentation and discussion: 20%
2 short assignments of 500-550 words each: 20%
Final assignment of 4000-4400 words: 40%
Each of these needs to be positive (51% each). The minimum to pass this class altogether is 60%.
Grading scale:
Max. 100 pts; Pass rate: 60%
Grading scale:
100-90 Sehr Gut
91-80 Gut
81-70 Befriedigend
71-60 Genügend
59-0 Nicht Genügend
Participation (participation in group and plenum discussions and smaller tasks): 20%
Presentation and discussion: 20%
2 short assignments of 500-550 words each: 20%
Final assignment of 4000-4400 words: 40%
Each of these needs to be positive (51% each). The minimum to pass this class altogether is 60%.
Grading scale:
Max. 100 pts; Pass rate: 60%
Grading scale:
100-90 Sehr Gut
91-80 Gut
81-70 Befriedigend
71-60 Genügend
59-0 Nicht Genügend
Examination topics
The tasks will be based on theories and concepts presented in class, provided on moodle, and selected by students on the basis of independent research. The object of the analyses will be social media posts that have some connection to literature. Students do not have to be active content producers on social media themselves, but might have to set up an account on a selection of platforms.
Reading list
Among other texts, we will discuss excerpts from the following selection:
Bronwen, Thomas, Literature and Social Media. Routledge, 2020.
Jenkins, Henry. Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers. Exploring Participatory Culture. NY UP, 2006.
MacTavish, Kenna. "The emerging power of the Bookstagrammer", Post-Digital Book Cultures. Australian Perspectives. Ed. Alexandra Dane and Millicent Weber. Monash, 2021.
Murray, Simone. The Digital Literary Sphere. Johns Hopkins, 2018.
Sinclair, Christine and Sarah Hayes. "Between the Post and the Com-Post: Examining the Postdigital "Work" of a Prefix." Postdigital Science and Education 2019 (1): 119-131.
Sloan, Luke and Anabel Quan-Haase, eds. The SAGE Handbook of Social Media Research Methods. SAGE, 2017.
Bronwen, Thomas, Literature and Social Media. Routledge, 2020.
Jenkins, Henry. Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers. Exploring Participatory Culture. NY UP, 2006.
MacTavish, Kenna. "The emerging power of the Bookstagrammer", Post-Digital Book Cultures. Australian Perspectives. Ed. Alexandra Dane and Millicent Weber. Monash, 2021.
Murray, Simone. The Digital Literary Sphere. Johns Hopkins, 2018.
Sinclair, Christine and Sarah Hayes. "Between the Post and the Com-Post: Examining the Postdigital "Work" of a Prefix." Postdigital Science and Education 2019 (1): 119-131.
Sloan, Luke and Anabel Quan-Haase, eds. The SAGE Handbook of Social Media Research Methods. SAGE, 2017.
Association in the course directory
Studium: MA 844; MA 844(2); MA UF 046/507
Code/Modul: MA4, MA6, MA7; MA 3.1, 3.2; M04A
Lehrinhalt: 12-0317
Code/Modul: MA4, MA6, MA7; MA 3.1, 3.2; M04A
Lehrinhalt: 12-0317
Last modified: Mo 14.02.2022 17:08
Aims of the course: At the end of term, students will
- be familiar with basic concepts from social media research
- be able to analyse social media texts (in the widest sense) from a variety of perspectives
- be able to critically reflect on postdigital phenomena within the economic framework of social media
- learn to put forward careful arguments to make their points in the appropriate language and in a suitable format
Methods:
The class will be based on teacher’s input and students’ prior reading, which will enable engaged discussions, either in small groups or in a larger forum. Students will prepare short presentations and use those as a basis for discussion.
This class is planned as an on-site course.