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124262 KO Critical Media Analysis (2014S)
Between the tough guy, the new man and the superhero. Masculinities in Comics & Film
Continuous assessment of course work
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REMINDER: attendance at the first session is MANDATORY!
Without giving proper explanation for being absent the first time students will lose their registered place in the class.
Without giving proper explanation for being absent the first time students will lose their registered place in the class.
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 Mo 10.02.2014 00:00 to Tu 25.02.2014 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Mo 31.03.2014 23:59
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Tuesday
11.03.
12:00 - 14:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Tuesday
18.03.
12:00 - 14:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Tuesday
25.03.
12:00 - 14:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Thursday
27.03.
20:00 - 22:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Monday
31.03.
20:00 - 22:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Tuesday
01.04.
12:00 - 14:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Thursday
03.04.
20:00 - 22:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Tuesday
08.04.
12:00 - 14:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Tuesday
29.04.
12:00 - 14:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Tuesday
06.05.
12:00 - 14:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Tuesday
13.05.
12:00 - 14:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Tuesday
20.05.
12:00 - 14:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Tuesday
27.05.
12:00 - 14:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Tuesday
03.06.
12:00 - 14:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Tuesday
17.06.
12:00 - 14:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Tuesday
24.06.
12:00 - 14:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
In addition to the primary texts, students will also be required to read secondary materials. They will be asked to hold short presentations in class, hand in written assignments and take a final written test.
All the articles and excerpts from books will be provided online via MOODLE.
All the articles and excerpts from books will be provided online via MOODLE.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
This course will encourage students to take a critical look at naturalized assumptions about masculinities. The texts addressed in class will be scanned for depictions of masculinity they offer to their audiences, their representations of male bodies, male sexuality and male stereotypes.
Examination topics
Students will work with multi-modal texts that put forward different representations of masculinity on a verbal and visual level. They will receive an introduction to the functional make-up of the two types of media approached in class and will then be asked to use different critical tools to deconstruct the masculinities at work in the texts. This critical reading of masculinities will be based on orientalism, psychoanalytical theory, identity studies and theories of agency and articulation.
Reading list
Comics:
Chris Claremont. X-Men: God loves, Man kills (excerpts)
Alan Moore. The Killing Joke
Frank Miller. The Dark Knight Returns (excerpts)
Grant Morrison. Arkham Asylum
Gail Simone. Batgirl: Darkest ReflectionVol.1 (excerpts)
Movies:
The Maltese Falcon
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Chris Claremont. X-Men: God loves, Man kills (excerpts)
Alan Moore. The Killing Joke
Frank Miller. The Dark Knight Returns (excerpts)
Grant Morrison. Arkham Asylum
Gail Simone. Batgirl: Darkest ReflectionVol.1 (excerpts)
Movies:
The Maltese Falcon
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Association in the course directory
Studium: UF 344, BA 612
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.5-426, BA07.3
Lehrinhalt: 12-4260
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.5-426, BA07.3
Lehrinhalt: 12-4260
Last modified: We 09.09.2020 00:22
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