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| Semester | spring semester 2010 |
| Course frequency | Every 3rd spring sem |
| Lecturers | Philipp Schweighauser (ph.schweighauser@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This lecture course introduces you to a number of crucial issues and concepts in media theory. Topics covered range from Claude E. Shannon's seminal contributions to information theory over Marshall McLuhan's (in)famous claim that "the medium is the message" to Jean Baudrillard's reflections on the postmodern world of hyperreality and simulacra. Each session or group of sessions will provide an introduction to a particular school of media theory. Together, we will explore ways in which often complex theoretical reflections on the nature and function of modern media can be made useful for analyses of specific media texts (e.g. advertising, TV news coverage, pop songs). This is an interactive lecture course in which you are expected to participate actively in pair work and plenary discussions. For that reason, it is essential that you read the texts assigned as preparatory reading for each session--all of which are available in the course reader (see below under "Literatur"). |
| Learning objectives | You are introduced to a number of crucial issues and concepts in media theory and take first steps in using theoretical concepts to analyze specific media texts. |
| Bibliography | A course reader will be made available at "dings shop" two weeks before the beginning of term. You need to purchase a copy and bring it along to the first session. You also need to bring along the handouts for each session, INCLUDING THE FIRST. They are available on the EVA server. |
| Comments | Note that this course does not presuppose attendance of "Theory Survey I/II: Literary and Cultural Theory" (23062-01), but you are encouraged to attend both, in whatever order you prefer. Note further that I am also offering a BA/MA seminar ("Literature and Other Media: What Are They Made of?", 24117-01) whose topic is closely related to this course. |
| Weblink | EVA server |
| Admission requirements | None |
| Course application | Not required |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Interphilologisches Angebot: Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft (Bachelor's degree subject: Deutsche Philologie) Modul Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft (Master's degree subject: Modern German Literature) Modul Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft (Master's degree subject: German Literature) Modul English & American Literature (Master's degree subject: English) Modul Extending the View (Literary and Cultural Studies) (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Focusing on the Discipline (Literary and Cultural Studies) (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Learning about Literature and Culture (Ausbildung zur Lehrperson für die Sekundarstufe I) Modul Learning about Literature and Culture (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Learning about Literature and Culture (Sek-I-Fach: Englisch) Modul Literatur- und Kulturtheorie (Bachelor's degree subject: Hispanistik) Modul Neuere Deutsche Literaturwissenschaft I (Master's degree subject: German Language and Literature) Modul Refining Skills in Literature and Culture (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Research Skills in English Linguistics or Literature (Master's degree subject: English) Modul Vertiefung, Wissen, Praxis (Master's degree subject: Spanish Language and Literature) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | Written exam (90 mins) in the final week of the term. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | one repetition, repetition counts |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Englisches Seminar |