Universität Wien

220079 VO VERBE: VO GEND Media and Gender (2021S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 22 - Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft
MIXED
Moodle

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Details

Language: German, English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The lectures will be organised in an ONLINE format or HYBRID in case the public health regulations should allow for it. The classes will be bilingual (English and German), whereby lecturing will be in English and discussions could be held in German.

  • Wednesday 10.03. 13:15 - 16:15 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum 9, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Wednesday 24.03. 13:15 - 16:15 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum 9, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Wednesday 21.04. 13:15 - 16:15 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum 9, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Wednesday 05.05. 13:15 - 16:15 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum 9, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Wednesday 19.05. 13:15 - 16:15 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum 9, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Wednesday 02.06. 13:15 - 16:15 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum 9, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Wednesday 16.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Audimax Zentrum für Translationswissenschaft, Gymnasiumstraße 50

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this lecture and discussion series we will challenge and interrogate important concepts of freedom of expression and seek for a holistic and gender-sensitive conceptualization of media freedom. Together, we will examine how normative ideas about press freedom, media pluralism and independence influence gender equality, a prerequisite for human rights, democracy and social justice. The lectures will focus on the different concepts of and related to gender, as well as the historical antecedents and broader societal aspects of gender as a critical idea challenging both conceptual and structural elements of recent and current thinking.

Together with invited special guests involved in media and communication policy-making, regulation and advocacy, we will discuss
- a gendered reading of the notion of the ‘Freedom of Expression’,
- current trends in media freedom through a gender-lens,
- future perspectives on the role of new media technologies and Artificial Intelligence in challenging and/or reaffirming traditional constructions of gender; and
reflect on gender equality and social justice with the help of feminist media theory.
This course is interdisciplinary: we will use theories from legal studies, media studies, gender scholarship and feminist theory to explore the gendered nature of policy processes and of practices of media freedom, specifically considering who speaks, on whose behalf, under what conditions and governed by which rules.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam with open questions.
The final exam could be taken either in English or in German.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Written test (final exam).
Additionally, bonus points could be earned for presentations based on literature review and reflection, and active participation during the classes.

Very good (1): 87-100%
Good (2): 75-86,99%
Satisfactory (3): 63-74,99%
Sufficient (4): 50-62,99%
Not sufficient (5): <50%

Examination topics

By the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. Critically examine the legal and policy contexts for the production and consumption of media representations of gender;
2. Think innovatively about how to advocate for challenging conventional understandings of freedom of expression and the media.

Reading list

Topic-relevant literature will be made available via Moodle.

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Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:20