124262 KO Critical Media Analysis (2014W)
Between the ambitious Femme Fatale and the reluctant Tough Guy: Gender fantasies and the question of identity in Film Noir
Continuous assessment of course work
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Please be aware that attendance in the first session is mandatory for all registered students. If you are absent that day without being excused you will lose your seat in the course, which will be given to a student on the waiting list.
Please be aware that attendance in the first session is mandatory for all registered students. If you are absent that day without being excused you will lose your seat in the course, which will be given to a student on the waiting list.
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 08.09.2014 00:00 to Fr 12.09.2014 18:00
- Registration is open from Tu 23.09.2014 00:00 to Th 25.09.2014 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Fr 31.10.2014 23:59
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Wednesday
08.10.
14:00 - 16:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
15.10.
14:00 - 16:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
22.10.
14:00 - 16:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
29.10.
14:00 - 16:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
05.11.
14:00 - 16:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Tuesday
11.11.
20:00 - 22:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
12.11.
14:00 - 16:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Thursday
13.11.
20:00 - 22:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Tuesday
18.11.
20:00 - 22:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
19.11.
14:00 - 16:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
26.11.
14:00 - 16:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
03.12.
14:00 - 16:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
10.12.
14:00 - 16:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
17.12.
14:00 - 16:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
07.01.
14:00 - 16:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
14.01.
14:00 - 16:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
21.01.
14:00 - 16:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
28.01.
14:00 - 16:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Film noir offers a rich canvas for analysis and deconstruction of constructed Western gender identities. When it comes to sexuality and gender, an uncanny sense of paranoia and anxiety lies at the core of Film Noir.Deconstructing the gender politics it prescribes for its archetypes: the femme fatale, the cynical detective, the villain and the unwilling hero/antihero is as fascinating as it is timeless for understanding the stylized repetitions that make up gender identities.
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 CMA class will familiarize its participants with the concept of the (male) gaze, the idea of gender as normative fiction and stylized repetition, as well as the politics of Othering as they appear in the gender arena.Students will understand how to decode film noir for the hegemonic, negotiated and oppositional readings it offers to its audiences today.Through in-class presentations and group discussions students will try to find answers to questions such as:What stylistic devices do films noir use to encode femininity and masculinity?
How do films noir reveal possible shortcomings of patriarchal power structures?
How do these films treat different ethnicities and sexualities at that time considered Other?
How do films noir reveal possible shortcomings of patriarchal power structures?
How do these films treat different ethnicities and sexualities at that time considered Other?
Examination topics
Reading list
Movie List:
Mildred Pierce. Michael Curtiz, 1945.
Out of the Past. Jacques Tourneur, 1947.
Dead Reckoning. John Cromwell, 1947.
The Big Heat, Fritz Lang, 1953.
Mildred Pierce. Michael Curtiz, 1945.
Out of the Past. Jacques Tourneur, 1947.
Dead Reckoning. John Cromwell, 1947.
The Big Heat, Fritz Lang, 1953.
Association in the course directory
Studium: UF 344, BA 612, BEd 046
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.5-426, BA07.3; BEd 08a.2, BEd 08b.1
Lehrinhalt: 12-4260
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.5-426, BA07.3; BEd 08a.2, BEd 08b.1
Lehrinhalt: 12-4260
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