Literature and culture today: Reading Contemporary American Television: Storytelling, Representation and the Canon
Informacje ogólne
Kod przedmiotu: | 2510-f1ENG2S-LCT-RCA |
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: |
(brak danych)
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(0232) Literatura i językoznawstwo
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Nazwa przedmiotu: | Literature and culture today: Reading Contemporary American Television: Storytelling, Representation and the Canon |
Jednostka: | Wydział Humanistyczny |
Grupy: | |
Punkty ECTS i inne: |
2.00 (zmienne w czasie)
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Język prowadzenia: | angielski |
Całkowity nakład pracy studenta: | (tylko po angielsku) Contact hours with teacher: - participation in classes - 30 hrs Self-study hours: - preparation for classes - 10 hrs - final essay research and composition - 10 hrs Altogether: 50 hrs (2 ECTS) |
Efekty uczenia się - umiejętności: | (tylko po angielsku) The graduate: U1: can read and comprehend academic and popular texts in English on the subject of American television (K_U02) U2: can discuss, describe and argue as well as form their own conclusions about issues connected with American television culture using various communication channels, in speech and in writing (K_U05, K_U15) U3: is able to research, analyze and interpret contemporary American television series using philological terminology and appropriate methods drawing on literary and cultural studies (K_U06) |
Efekty uczenia się - kompetencje społeczne: | - |
Metody dydaktyczne eksponujące: | - pokaz |
Metody dydaktyczne podające: | - opis |
Metody dydaktyczne poszukujące: | - ćwiczeniowa |
Metody dydaktyczne w kształceniu online: | - metody ewaluacyjne |
Skrócony opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) The class provides an introductory overview of the changes taking place over recent decades in television made by and for American television stations, ranging from Quality TV / Third Golden Age of Television in late 1990s, when television series became an increasingly significant form of cultural text, considered worthy of serious academic analysis and critical attention, through domination of cable stations, associated with auteurial television series, to Peak TV, an era when the number of ongoing scripted television series per year has exceeded four hundred, and streaming, associated with binge-watching, continues to supplant network and cable television. |
Pełny opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) The class aims to broaden and contextualise the students' knowledge concerning one of the dominant forms of early 21st century American culture, namely: scripted television series. The course consists of an introductory module, familiarising the students with the American television landscape and its changes, the notion of the canon as it may be applied to television studies, and introducing relevant critical and theoretical approaches. The students will learn about generic distinctions and the chronology of selected influential American TV series and the channels/distributors that broadcast them. Subsequently, the students will learn about selected phenomena associated with contemporary television, such as the rise anti-hero drama, auteurial television series, the influence of societal and political changes (such as the recession or Obama's presidency) on television, discussing representation, changing audiences and various storytelling modes. |
Literatura: |
(tylko po angielsku) Obligatory reading (selected excerpts) John Fiske. 1989. Television Culture: Popular Pleasures and Politics. London-New York: Routledge. Amanda Lotz. 2006. Redesigning Women: Television after the Network Era. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press. Janet McCabe and Kim Akass (eds.) 2007. Quality TV: Contemporary American Television and Beyond. London-New York: I.B.Tauris. Emily Nussbaum. 2019. I Like to Watch. Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution. Random House. Lillian S. Robinson. 1983. "Treason Our Text: Feminist Challenges to the Literary Canon," Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature,Vol. 2, No. 1. Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz. TV (The Book): Two Experts Pick the Greatest American Shows of All Time. New York-Boston: Grand Central Publishing. David Foster Wallace. 1993. "E Unibus Pluram: Television and U.S. Fiction , Review of Contemporary Fiction," vol. 13, No. 2. Moodle materials, including reviews and selected excerpts of TV programmes. Supplementary Literature: Amanda Lotz. 2014. Cable Guys. Television and Masculinities in the Twenty-First Century. New York and London: New York University Press. Brett Martin. 2013. Difficult Men. Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution from The Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and Breaking Bad. New York: The Penguin Press. Paul Morris and Sue Thornham. 1999. Media Studies: A Reader. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Rachel Moseley, Helen Wheatley and Helen Wood (eds.) 2017. Television for Women: New Directions. London-New York: Routledge. Alan Sepinwall. 2012. The Revolution Was Televised : The Cops, Crooks, Slingers, and Slayers Who Changed TV Drama Forever. Smashwords Publishing. |
Metody i kryteria oceniania: |
(tylko po angielsku) Assessment of classroom performance and/or Moodle task completion showcasing knowledge of assigned readings documented by the teacher in an activity log. (U1, U2) (30%) End of semester essay (U2, U3) (70%) Final paper is assessed with regard to using knowledge gained in class and researched sources, as well as correct essay structure and English lexis and grammar. Assessment criteria: satisfactory- (60-69%) satisfactory plus- (70-75%) good - (76-83%) good plus- (84-90%) very good- (91-100%) Active participation in classes is obligatory in a laboratory class; therefore, persistent lack of preparation or unexcused absences can lead to a lowered grade or result in a failing grade. |
Praktyki zawodowe: |
(tylko po angielsku) N/A |
Zajęcia w cyklu "Semestr letni 2021/22" (zakończony)
Okres: | 2022-02-21 - 2022-09-30 |
Przejdź do planu
PN WT LAB
ŚR CZ PT |
Typ zajęć: |
Laboratorium, 30 godzin
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Koordynatorzy: | Nelly Strehlau | |
Prowadzący grup: | Nelly Strehlau | |
Lista studentów: | (nie masz dostępu) | |
Zaliczenie: |
Przedmiot -
Zaliczenie na ocenę
Laboratorium - Zaliczenie na ocenę |
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Skrócony opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) The seminar provides an introductory overview of the changes taking place over recent decades in television made by and for American television stations, ranging from Quality TV / Third Golden Age of Television in late 1990s, when television series became an increasingly significant form of cultural text, considered worthy of serious academic analysis and critical attention, through domination of cable stations, associated with auteurial television series, to Peak TV, an era when the number of ongoing scripted television series per year has exceeded four hundred, and streaming, associated with binge-watching, continues to supplant network and cable television. In 2021/2022, the class is conducted in person. In case of lockdown, the class will involve the use of remote teaching and testing methods, primarily through the Moodle platform and MS Teams. https://moodle.umk.pl/course/view.php?id=2941 Supported by MS Teams (link on Moodle) |
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Pełny opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) As above |
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Literatura: |
(tylko po angielsku) As above |
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Uwagi: |
(tylko po angielsku) Click on "Laboratory 30 hours -> more information" for additional notes about 2021/2022 cycle. |
Zajęcia w cyklu "Semestr letni 2022/23" (zakończony)
Okres: | 2023-02-20 - 2023-09-30 |
Przejdź do planu
PN WT ŚR LAB
CZ PT |
Typ zajęć: |
Laboratorium, 30 godzin
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Koordynatorzy: | Nelly Strehlau | |
Prowadzący grup: | Nelly Strehlau | |
Strona przedmiotu: | https://moodle.umk.pl/course/view.php?id=4853 | |
Lista studentów: | (nie masz dostępu) | |
Zaliczenie: |
Przedmiot -
Zaliczenie na ocenę
Laboratorium - Zaliczenie na ocenę |
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Skrócony opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) The seminar provides an introductory overview of the changes taking place over recent decades in television made by and for American television stations, ranging from Quality TV / Third Golden Age of Television in late 1990s, when television series became an increasingly significant form of cultural text, considered worthy of serious academic analysis and critical attention, through domination of cable stations, associated with auteurial television series, to Peak TV, an era when the number of ongoing scripted television series per year has exceeded four hundred, and streaming, associated with binge-watching, continues to supplant network and cable television. In 2022/2023, the class is conducted in person. In case of lockdown, the class will involve the use of remote teaching and testing methods, primarily through the Moodle platform and MS Teams. https://moodle.umk.pl/course/view.php?id=4853 Potentially supported by MS Teams. |
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Pełny opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) As above |
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Literatura: |
(tylko po angielsku) As above |
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Uwagi: |
(tylko po angielsku) Click on "Laboratory 30 hours -> more information" for additional notes about 2022/2023 cycle. |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu.