170505 UE From Steampunk to Cyberpunk (2022S)
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 07.02.2022 09:00 to Mo 21.02.2022 23:55
- Registration is open from Fr 25.02.2022 09:00 to Th 03.03.2022 23:55
- Deregistration possible until Fr 01.04.2022 23:55
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Tuesday
08.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 2H467 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
15.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 2H467 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
22.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 2H467 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
29.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Digital
Tuesday
05.04.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 2H467 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
26.04.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 2H467 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
03.05.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 2H467 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
10.05.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 2H467 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
17.05.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 2H467 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
24.05.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 2H467 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
31.05.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 2H467 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
14.06.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 2H467 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
21.06.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 2H467 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
28.06.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 2H467 UZA II Rotunde
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
No prior subject knowledge is required to study this course but students are expected to have a keen interest in the subject area.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Course evaluation will be through
a). a short critical analysis of a film or text (Either written in 700-800 words or presented in 5 minute video) - 30%
b). one pager reflections - 10%
and c). Take home essay or video presentation (video presentation or powerpoint with audio (10-13 minutes long) or 1200-1700 words essay)- 60%.All three forms of assessment are compulsory.
If you do not submit either of them this will result in a fail (negative mark).Attendance is compulsory. A maximum of two absences is permitted in order to pass the class. A third absence will result in a fail (negative mark).
a). a short critical analysis of a film or text (Either written in 700-800 words or presented in 5 minute video) - 30%
b). one pager reflections - 10%
and c). Take home essay or video presentation (video presentation or powerpoint with audio (10-13 minutes long) or 1200-1700 words essay)- 60%.All three forms of assessment are compulsory.
If you do not submit either of them this will result in a fail (negative mark).Attendance is compulsory. A maximum of two absences is permitted in order to pass the class. A third absence will result in a fail (negative mark).
Examination topics
Reading list
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Th 11.05.2023 11:27
Starting with retrofuturism and the steampunk origins in Victorian England and the Industrial Revolution, we will explore the historical and sociopolitical background of the genre. Jules Verne and the fascination with technological progress will be the starting point of our discussion, along with the modern aesthetics of cogs, wheels, time machines and re-imagining the past. Examples will include George Méliès A Trip to the Moon, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Hellboy, Hayao Miyazaki’s animation films and Doctor Who.
Moving forward to cyberpunk film and literature, we will explore what the two genres have in common and how cyberpunk is concerned with social inequalities in an imagined technologically advanced near future. Examples we will analyse include Blade Runner, Ghost in the Shell and The Matrix. The students will learn different approaches of text, film and media analysis, including comparative criticism, posthumanism and new historicism.Ziele
Upon successful completion of this course, students will: -Have developed more general film and media analysis skills, in particular, regarding genre. -Have developed their ability to discuss texts and films in a written and oral manner through presentations, in-class discussions and sequence analyses. -Have experience in critical analysis of texts and films using different theoretical approaches such as new historicism, posthumanism and comparative criticism.Methoden
Interactive lectures and seminars that include film screenings, sequence analyses and group discussions, so that students are encouraged to participate and develop confidence in building up and expressing their critical thinking. Students are given feedback which they can then incorporate in their assignments, which reinforces their analytical skills and pursuing their own research.