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124264 KO Critical Media Analysis (2017W)

Bad to the Bone? Outlaws, Avengers and Social Bandits in Film

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

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 11.10. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Wednesday 18.10. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Wednesday 25.10. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Wednesday 08.11. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Wednesday 15.11. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Wednesday 22.11. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Wednesday 29.11. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Wednesday 06.12. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Wednesday 13.12. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Wednesday 10.01. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Wednesday 17.01. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Wednesday 24.01. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Wednesday 31.01. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

It is nearly 60 years since the Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm described outlaws such as Billy the Kid, Ned Kelly and Robin Hood as social bandits who, although considered criminals by the state, were often regarded as heroes and fighters for justice within peasant society. Since that time mythologies around outlaw heroes have developed in culture and media, spawning certain identifiable elements that recur in combinations such as killing only in self-defense, courtesy towards victims, sympathy and support from the community and an escape from death among others. These recurrences form cultural scripts that are infused with issues of nationalism, class and gender. Students will analyse films such as Ned Kelly, Robin Hood, Thelma & Louise, Mad Max and Chopper among others to discover not only what commonalities recur but also how they appear in film.This course offers an introduction to film analysis, cultural scripts and deviancy studies as well as the opportunity to develop research methods and essay writing.

Assessment and permitted materials

Regular participation in discussions
Oral presentation
Short reflections
Final paper

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

Excerpts from the following, and other, texts will be provided online:

- Hobsbawm, Eric. Bandits. London: Penguin Books, 1972.
- Monaco, James, and David Lindroth. How to Read a Film Movies, Media, and Beyond: Art, Technology, Language, History, Theory. New York: Oxford UP, 2009.
- Rose, Gillian. Visual Methodologies: An Introduction to Researching with Visual Materials. London: SAGE Publications, 2016.
- Seal, Graham. The Outlaw Legend: A Cultural Tradition in Britain, America, and Australia. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge UP, 1996.
---. “The Robin Hood Principle.” Outlaw Heroes in Myth and History (2009): 165-74.
- Tranter, Bruce and Jed Donoghue. “Bushrangers: Ned Kelly and Australian Identity.” Journal of Sociology 44.4 (2008): 373-90.
- White, Richard. "Outlaw Gangs of the Middle Border: American Social Bandits." The Western Historical Quarterly 12.4 (1981): 387-408.

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

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