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170224 UE Übung "Medienübergänge" (2021S)
Fairy Tales and their Retellings: Desire, Survival and the Forest
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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DIGITAL
An/Abmeldung
Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").
- Anmeldung von Mo 08.02.2021 09:00 bis So 21.02.2021 23:55
- Anmeldung von Do 25.02.2021 09:00 bis Do 04.03.2021 23:55
- Abmeldung bis Fr 02.04.2021 23:55
Details
max. 40 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
- Freitag 19.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Freitag 26.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Freitag 16.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Freitag 23.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Freitag 30.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Freitag 07.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Freitag 14.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Freitag 21.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Freitag 28.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Freitag 04.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Freitag 11.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Freitag 18.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Freitag 25.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
Information
Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
This course will be assessed via :
1. a short comparative film analysis (700-900 words) (30%),
2. one-pager film reflections (10%) and
3. one of the following options, which will be the remaining 60% of the mark:
a. short video presentation or powerpoint with audio (10-15 minutes long)
or
b. essay (1500-2000 words)All three forms of assessment are compulsory. If you do not submit either of them this will result in a fail (negative mark).There is an option for writing a BA thesis (5.000-6.000 words) for this class. This will be additionally to the 3 assignments described above.
1. a short comparative film analysis (700-900 words) (30%),
2. one-pager film reflections (10%) and
3. one of the following options, which will be the remaining 60% of the mark:
a. short video presentation or powerpoint with audio (10-15 minutes long)
or
b. essay (1500-2000 words)All three forms of assessment are compulsory. If you do not submit either of them this will result in a fail (negative mark).There is an option for writing a BA thesis (5.000-6.000 words) for this class. This will be additionally to the 3 assignments described above.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
No prior subject knowledge is required to study this module but students are expected to have a keen interest in the subject area.
Students should be comfortable in spoken and written English.Attendance is compulsory. There will be a maximum of two absences in order to pass the class.
Students should be comfortable in spoken and written English.Attendance is compulsory. There will be a maximum of two absences in order to pass the class.
Prüfungsstoff
Every week students are expected to read material that will be relevant to the class and uploaded on Moodle, usually the original version(s) of the fairy tale we will discuss and also watch a film (on some occasions two films).
Students are expected to participate in class discussion (at the moment digitally).
Students are expected to participate in class discussion (at the moment digitally).
Literatur
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Letzte Änderung: Fr 12.05.2023 00:18
Why are fairy tales so popular and why are the original fairy tales so dark? How have gender stereotypes been portrayed and perpetuated in fairy tales and their film adaptations? This course will give an introduction to the origins and evolution of fairy tales with a focus on retellings in film, graphic novels and other media. A variety of fairy tales will be examined, ranging from Lotte Reiniger's and Disney’s adaptations to contemporary subversive and feminist films (Catherine Breillat, Angela Carter, etc). Fairy tales have been adapting to their sociohistorical context since their origins; we will explore how this is reflected in the evolution of cinema even within the Disney corporation. From traditional, submissive Sleeping Beauty (1959) to empowering Maleficent (2014) Disney has gone a long way in terms of representation, which is significant as the Disney brand is reflecting mainstream ideology. Special focus will be given to the forest as geographical and metaphorical space. The students will learn different approaches of film and media analysis, including comparative criticism, feminist and psychoanalytic interpretations.Ziele
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
-Have developed more general film and media analysis skills, in particular, regarding genre.
-Have developed their ability to discuss films in a written and oral manner through presentations, in-class discussions and sequence analyses.
-Have experience in critical analysis of films using different theoretical approaches such as psychoanalysis and feminist theory.
-Be familiar with the genre and history of fairy tale as well as the process of adaptation across media.Methoden
Interactive lectures and seminars that include film screenings, sequence analyses and group discussions, so that students are encouraged to participate and develop confidence in building up and expressing their critical thinking. Students are given feedback which they can then incorporate in their written assignments, which reinforces their analytical skills and pursuing their own research.