Universität Wien

170223 UE Exercise Course "Media Transitions" (2020W)

The godfather of story

Continuous assessment of course work

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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. 40 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

STATUS QUO (02. Okt..2020)
Die LV findet digital statt. Wenn die Verhältnisse es wieder erlauben sollten, werden Präsenzeinheiten eingeschoben.

  • Thursday 08.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
  • Thursday 15.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
  • Thursday 22.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
  • Thursday 29.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
  • Thursday 05.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
  • Thursday 12.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
  • Thursday 19.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
  • Thursday 26.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
  • Thursday 03.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
  • Thursday 10.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
  • Thursday 17.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
  • Thursday 07.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
  • Thursday 14.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
  • Thursday 21.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
  • Thursday 28.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this course we will discuss five fundamental questions of media change or media transitions.
1) Tellability: Can a good story be told equally well in any medium?
2) Affinity: Is every story equally well suited for every medium or is every medium equally well suited for every story?
3) Transposability: Is it possible to "transport" a story from one medium to another without loss?
4) Media blindness: Do we become blind to the specific possibilities and requirements of a medium if, for example, we transfer the evaluation criteria for a novel to an audiovisual medium?
5) Monomyth: Are all stories in all media just variations of the archetypal hero's journey?

Assessment and permitted materials

Schriftliche und mündliche Teilleistungen. Einzel und - je nach Corona-Situation - Gruppenarbeiten.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Prüfungsimmanent.

Reading list

Nicole Mahne, Transmediale Erzähltheorie
Robert McKee, Story
Christopher Vogler, The Writer's Journey

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:18