Universität Wien

124262 KO Critical Media Analysis (2019W)

Beyond nerdy fanboys and squeeing fangirls - Analyzing gender in fan studies

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 11.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 18.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 25.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 08.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 15.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 22.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 29.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 06.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 13.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 10.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 17.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 24.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 31.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

From Trekkers and Gaters, Pottheads, Twihards, the Beehive, Beliebers to Whovians
– if you are not a fan of one of these fandoms yourself, you have probably heard of fan-communities like these. But what defines a fan? And what does it mean to talk of fanboys, fangirls and fanenbies? How are fans represented in popular culture, how do fans represent themselves – are these representations gendered, and what are the implications thereof?

This course will provide an introduction to fan studies, discussing fans and fandoms alike and viewing this field and fan-texts through the lens of gender and queer studies.
We will consider how research in the field of fan studies has addressed questions of gender, the body and sexuality. Moreover, students will examine fan work like fanfiction, fanvideos, podfiction, fanart or cosplay and investigate gender in the course of their analysis.

In this course students will critically engage with texts from fan and gender studies and familiarize themselves with a selection of methods and apply them to analyze multimedia material. Students will both reflect on and question their own positioning and perspective as fans and researchers.

After completing this course students will have gained an in-depth understanding of fan studies and fannish discourses and the ability to examine representations of gender in fan works as popular culture artifacts.

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment will be based on in-class and online participation, a midterm test, a group project, and a portfolio. This portfolio will reflect your work throughout the term and consists of one personal reflection, two assignment responses, two critical essays on readings of your choice, a brief write-up of the project along with the take-away to the feedback received after presenting it in class, and lastly one critical media analysis of a fan-text.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

in-class and online participation: 10 points
midterm test: 25 points
group project: 25 points
portfolio: 40 points

overall score: 100 points
passing score: 60 points

grading scale
1: 100 – 90 points
2: 89 – 80 points
3: 79 – 70 points
4: 69 – 60 points
5: 59 – 0 points

In order to pass this class, you need to fulfill each individual requirement (in-class and online participation, midterm test, group project and the portfolio)!

You can miss two sessions.

Examination topics

Course readings and additional material covered in class (will be made available on Moodle).

Reading list

All readings will be made available on Moodle.

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF 344, BA 612, BEd 046/407
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.5-426, BA07.3; BEd 08a.2, BEd 08b.1
Lehrinhalt: 12-4260

Last modified: Tu 08.09.2020 13:28