Universität Wien

124264 KO Critical Media Analysis (2014W)

Resistance! Media and Protest from Banksy to Pussy Riot

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

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Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 09.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 16.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 23.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 30.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 06.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 13.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 20.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 27.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 04.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 11.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 18.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 08.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 15.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 22.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 29.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course analyses different media types each illustrated by a contemporary example of its use as social protest:

Graffiti as guerrilla art: Banksy

Cartoons for adults and subversive cultural politics: Bro?Town

Music & dance as secret resistance: reggae, capoeira

Documenting the documentary: Michael Moore

Smart Mobs and social revolution: Walkatjurra Walkabout

Global media and global protest: Pussy Riot

We read our media texts both closely, through social semiotics and the postcolonial strategy of the insider perspective, and as examples of aspects of culture and media studies, including: integration of new technologies, social and cultural capital, crowd behaviour and surveillance, deconstruction, and mediated reality.

Assessment and permitted materials

Regular attendance, participation in class and on-line discussion, one group presentation of a group project, one final essay

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

This course presents timely discussion of global issues of human rights, environmental degradation and neoliberal globalisation that predominate in contemporary protest and resistance movements. The variety of media fora discussed provides a comprehensive overview of applied Culture and Media Studies. More specifically, the range of (national) contexts and (media) texts gives students valuable insight into several minority, marginalised and indigenous peoples of the British Commonwealth as well as an introduction to some major historical and contemporary protest and resistance movements which shape identities, cultures and societies of the English-speaking world.

Examination topics

Interactive class containing lectures, peer presentations, group discussions, and class readings. A course reader of key theories, analysis and critique will be provided. Students are expected to participate in an on-line discussion forum. We will also consider how to teach these texts/events in schools, and practice critical and analytical essay writing. Students are expected to have watched the documentaries and read the texts at least once before class starts.

Reading list

Course material, assessment criteria and a list of recommended readings and viewings will be made available on Moodle and in a dedicated Dropbox folder.

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

Last modified: We 09.09.2020 00:22