Introduction to Media Analysis (Einführung in das wissenschaftliche Arbeiten)
Kristina Pia Hofer
Fine Arts and Media Art, Media Theory
2016W, Proseminar (PS), 2.0 semester hours, course number S01536
Description
This seminar provides a basic survey of theories and methods to analyze sounds and images as they materialize across different media. We will test a number of widely used concepts and tools, ranging from compositional interpretation to discourse analysis. We will pay particular attention to how different methods are being put to practice in feminist and queer media studies, and will ask how they account for mediated representations and performances of gender and sexuality. We will use Gillian Rose’s textbook Visual Methodologies (London: Sage 2012), six chapters of which students will prepare (i.e. read carefully) at home, before we discuss them together in class. Students will have the opportunity to develop practical skills: in classroom meetings, we will screen films and videos to analyze them together, using the newly acquired methodological tools and concepts. Classroom language (reading, discussion, audiovisuals, presentations, portfolios) is English.
Examination Modalities
Attendance is mandatory. Grades will be calculated according to: preparation of assigned reading, participation in class, a presentation, and six short papers (ca. 6000 characters / 1000 words each) addressing the reading material and the films/video screened in class. Papers are due February 19, 2017.
Registration: in person, at our first class meeting on October 12, 2016.
Key Words
Medienanalyse, Einführung, English, Gender
Dates
12 October 2016, 13:30–16:45 Seminar Room 10 (VZA3)
19 October 2016, 13:30–16:45 Seminar Room 10 (VZA3)
16 November 2016, 13:30–16:45 Seminar Room 10 (VZA3)
30 November 2016, 13:30–16:45 Seminar Room 10 (VZA3)
14 December 2016, 13:30–16:45 Seminar Room 10 (VZA3)
11 January 2017, 13:30–16:45 Seminar Room 10 (VZA3)
18 January 2017, 13:30–16:45 Seminar Room 14
Course Enrolment
via email: kristina-pia.hofer@uni-ak.ac.at
Curriculum Allocation
co-registration: possible (3.0 ECTS)
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Art Education: subject dae (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: GO: Einführung in wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, PS (3.0 ECTS)
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subject Fine Arts / Art and Communication Practices (1. Section): Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften: Einführung in kulturwissenschaftliches Arbeiten, PS (Überschneidung) (3.0 ECTS)
subject Handicrafts / Design, Architecture and Environment (1. Section): Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften: Einführung in kulturwissenschaftliches Arbeiten, PS (Überschneidung) (3.0 ECTS)
subject Textile Design / Textiles - Art, Design, Styles (1. Section): Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften: Einführung in kulturwissenschaftliches Arbeiten, PS (Überschneidung) (3.0 ECTS)
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Individual courses: possible (3.0 ECTS)