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123251 AR Literature Course - 1/2 (MA) British/Irish/New English & Cultural Studies (2022S)

Postdigital practices: literature and social media

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

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Moodle

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Dienstag 08.03. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Dienstag 15.03. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Dienstag 22.03. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Dienstag 29.03. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Dienstag 05.04. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Dienstag 26.04. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Dienstag 03.05. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Dienstag 10.05. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Dienstag 17.05. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Dienstag 24.05. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Dienstag 31.05. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Dienstag 14.06. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Dienstag 21.06. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Dienstag 28.06. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Social media have become part of our lifeworlds, and in their turn, impact on the way that many people consume media. Literature and literary discourses, too, are affected and changed in the digital sphere. From the production of specific social media formats, such as "twitterature", to social reading phenomena under hashtags such as Bookstagram or Booktok, we will investigate new ways of "doing things with literature" on social network sites. We will investigate how various theories and concepts, such as the postdigital, transmedia storytelling, and UGT (Uses and Gratifications Theory), enlighten our understanding of literary digital phenomena.
Aims of the course: At the end of term, students will
- be familiar with basic concepts from social media research
- be able to analyse social media texts (in the widest sense) from a variety of perspectives
- be able to critically reflect on postdigital phenomena within the economic framework of social media
- learn to put forward careful arguments to make their points in the appropriate language and in a suitable format
Methods:
The class will be based on teacher’s input and students’ prior reading, which will enable engaged discussions, either in small groups or in a larger forum. Students will prepare short presentations and use those as a basis for discussion.
This class is planned as an on-site course.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Presence and participation are mandatory. You can have two absences. Please make sure you catch up on what you have missed and bring yourselves up to date on tasks and readings. The materials you need will be on moodle.
You will be expected to prepare short multimodal presentations to share with your colleagues, post shorter written assignments and, at the end of term, hand in a longer piece of writing.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

The grade will consist of the following:
Participation (participation in group and plenum discussions and smaller tasks): 20%
Presentation and discussion: 20%
2 short assignments of 500-550 words each: 20%
Final assignment of 4000-4400 words: 40%
Each of these needs to be positive (51% each). The minimum to pass this class altogether is 60%.
Grading scale:
Max. 100 pts; Pass rate: 60%
Grading scale:
100-90 Sehr Gut
91-80 Gut
81-70 Befriedigend
71-60 Genügend
59-0 Nicht Genügend

Prüfungsstoff

The tasks will be based on theories and concepts presented in class, provided on moodle, and selected by students on the basis of independent research. The object of the analyses will be social media posts that have some connection to literature. Students do not have to be active content producers on social media themselves, but might have to set up an account on a selection of platforms.

Literatur

Among other texts, we will discuss excerpts from the following selection:
Bronwen, Thomas, Literature and Social Media. Routledge, 2020.
Jenkins, Henry. Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers. Exploring Participatory Culture. NY UP, 2006.
MacTavish, Kenna. "The emerging power of the Bookstagrammer", Post-Digital Book Cultures. Australian Perspectives. Ed. Alexandra Dane and Millicent Weber. Monash, 2021.
Murray, Simone. The Digital Literary Sphere. Johns Hopkins, 2018.
Sinclair, Christine and Sarah Hayes. "Between the Post and the Com-Post: Examining the Postdigital "Work" of a Prefix." Postdigital Science and Education 2019 (1): 119-131.
Sloan, Luke and Anabel Quan-Haase, eds. The SAGE Handbook of Social Media Research Methods. SAGE, 2017.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Studium: MA 844; MA 844(2); MA UF 046/507
Code/Modul: MA4, MA6, MA7; MA 3.1, 3.2; M04A
Lehrinhalt: 12-0317

Letzte Änderung: Mo 14.02.2022 17:08