124262 KO Critical Media Analysis (2023W)
Media Activism from Culture Jamming to #MeToo
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 Mo 11.09.2023 00:00 to Mo 25.09.2023 12:00
- Deregistration possible until Tu 31.10.2023 23:59
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Please note: This course starts earlier than 9.10. (the date given on the registration page) because of the Thursday time slot.
This course will include- a visit to the exhibition Close[t] Demonstrations at Semmelweisklinik: Centre for Arts and Culture (attendance free; 23.11. 14-16 - please plan for a full 120 minutes - not attending will be treated the same as not attending a regular session, i.e. it will count towards your maximal number of absences): https://closetdemonstrations-gain.univie.ac.at/
- one asynchronous online session--
Highly recommended exhibition that will end before our course starts, on October 1 (!):
- Valie Export Retrospective at Albertina: https://www.albertina.at/en/exhibitions/valie-export/
(tickets <19 years free; student tickets available)
- Thursday 05.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Thursday 12.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Thursday 19.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Thursday 09.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Thursday 16.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Thursday 23.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Thursday 07.12. 14:15 - 15:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Thursday 14.12. 14:15 - 15:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Thursday 11.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Thursday 18.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Thursday 25.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
From protest movements such as Occupy Wall Street to fourth-wave feminism, social media has been a crucial component in effecting social change in addition to on-the-ground activism in the form of protest marches, gatherings, or sit-ins. In this course, we will look beyond the immediate context of social media to uncover different forms of media activism employed in political protest, including "culture jamming", artivism, hacktivism, and performance. Focussing on a range of representative examples (e.g. WikiLeaks, #BlackLivesMatter, Occupy Wall Street, #MeToo and others), we will examine various aspects surrounding the course topic, for example: media activism and social change; questions of accessibility and power structures; the representation of activists in popular culture, etc.Throughout the course, we will discuss and revise central concepts and methods of cultural studies, including the concepts of "participatory culture" (Henry Jenkins), media activism, networked activism, visual semiotics, (feminist) film theory and film analysis, addressing issues of positionality, intersectionality, and "produsage" (Burns). At the end of this course, students will be familiar with different tools and methods for analysing a range of media, critically reflecting on their own practices as consumers and "produsers" of culture in the process.
Assessment and permitted materials
- Portfolio (consisting of 4 tasks, to be submitted throughout the semester: 2 analyses of two different cultural texts; blog post; creative task): 50p
- Regular attendance and in-class participation, incl. group work: 30p
- acting as one of the experts for one session (= selecting visual material and coming up with 2 discussion questions for one of the sessions and leading a small-group discussion about them): 20pThe course requirements will be discussed in detail during the first session.Deadlines:
1 analysis + blog post/creative task: before Christmas break
2nd analysis + creative task/blog post: first week of February
Late submission: -2 pointsAI tools may not be used in this course for completing the portfolio tasks. Its use, reproduction of biases and suggested connection to "data colonialism" (Couldry and Mejias) will be discussed as part of the course's commitment to critically reflecting on and investigating our own media usage and responsibility as "produsers" of culture. (If you are interested in exploring this question before class starts, the following article is a good starting point: https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/04/19/1049592/artificial-intelligence-colonialism/)
- Regular attendance and in-class participation, incl. group work: 30p
- acting as one of the experts for one session (= selecting visual material and coming up with 2 discussion questions for one of the sessions and leading a small-group discussion about them): 20pThe course requirements will be discussed in detail during the first session.Deadlines:
1 analysis + blog post/creative task: before Christmas break
2nd analysis + creative task/blog post: first week of February
Late submission: -2 pointsAI tools may not be used in this course for completing the portfolio tasks. Its use, reproduction of biases and suggested connection to "data colonialism" (Couldry and Mejias) will be discussed as part of the course's commitment to critically reflecting on and investigating our own media usage and responsibility as "produsers" of culture. (If you are interested in exploring this question before class starts, the following article is a good starting point: https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/04/19/1049592/artificial-intelligence-colonialism/)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Students must fulfill and pass each of the 3 course requirements (portfolio, regular attendance and participation, acting as expert) and score at least 60 points altogether in order to pass this course.Grading scale:
1: 100-90 points
2: 89-80 points
3: 79-70 points
4: 69-60 points
5: 59-0 pointsThe course requirements will be discussed in detail during the first session.
1: 100-90 points
2: 89-80 points
3: 79-70 points
4: 69-60 points
5: 59-0 pointsThe course requirements will be discussed in detail during the first session.
Examination topics
This is an interactive course with continuous assessment ("prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung"). In addition to handing in a written portfolio, participants are expected to read all set texts and actively participate in class throughout the semester as well as hand in tasks and assignments on time.There will be no written exam.
Reading list
Texts to be read and dicussed in this course will consist of book chapters and articles relating to visual methodologies (Stuart Hall, Gillian Rose); media activism (Pickard and Yang); an article relating to "networked feminism" (Rosemary Clark-Parsons); chapters from the edited collection Gender, Race, and Class in the Media (eds. Dines, Humez, Yousman, Binding Yousman)All texts will be made available via Moodle.Films to be watched (screenings can be organised during additional time slots in case of issues with accessing the films):
* The Fifth Estate (2013, dir. Bill Condon)
* excerpts from Snowden (2016, dir. Oliver Stone)
* Bombshell (2019, dir. Jay Roach)
* excerpts from She Said (2022, dir. Maria Schrader)
* The Fifth Estate (2013, dir. Bill Condon)
* excerpts from Snowden (2016, dir. Oliver Stone)
* Bombshell (2019, dir. Jay Roach)
* excerpts from She Said (2022, dir. Maria Schrader)
Association in the course directory
Studium: BA 612, BEd 046/407
Code/Modul: BA07.3; BEd 08a.2, BEd 08b.1
Lehrinhalt: 12-4260
Code/Modul: BA07.3; BEd 08a.2, BEd 08b.1
Lehrinhalt: 12-4260
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