124264 KO Critical Media Analysis (2021W)
'When They See Us'- streaming and cultural politics beyond Netflix and chill
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from We 01.09.2021 00:00 to We 15.09.2021 11:59
- Deregistration possible until Su 31.10.2021 23:59
Details
max. 26 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 06.10. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
- Wednesday 13.10. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
- Wednesday 20.10. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
- Wednesday 27.10. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
- Wednesday 03.11. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
- Wednesday 10.11. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
- Wednesday 17.11. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
- Wednesday 24.11. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
- Wednesday 01.12. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
- Wednesday 15.12. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
- Wednesday 12.01. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
- Wednesday 19.01. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
- Wednesday 26.01. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Part 1 (36 credits) participation: continuous preparation for class via moodle, in-class discussions, in-class presentation, feedback
Part 2 (24 credits) midterm reading cards: hand in 3 digitally annotated readings
Part 3 (40 credits) final essay (take home and open book) - based on readings and presentations
Part 2 (24 credits) midterm reading cards: hand in 3 digitally annotated readings
Part 3 (40 credits) final essay (take home and open book) - based on readings and presentations
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Students must pass with more than 50% in every part and overall, (extra-credits possible in part 1)89-100 credits: 1
76-88 credits: 2
63-75 credits: 3
50-62 credits: 4
0-49 credits: 5
76-88 credits: 2
63-75 credits: 3
50-62 credits: 4
0-49 credits: 5
Examination topics
material covered in class
Reading list
Assigned and recommended readings will be made available on moodle.
Association in the course directory
Studium: BA 612, BEd 046/407
Code/Modul: BA07.3; BEd 08a.2, BEd 08b.1
Lehrinhalt: 12-4260
Code/Modul: BA07.3; BEd 08a.2, BEd 08b.1
Lehrinhalt: 12-4260
Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:16
We will address how the series calls out biased media coverage, harmful stereotypes and institutional racism through storytelling and its careful representations of the intersections of race, class, and gender back in the 1980s, as much as we will consider the media landscape today. More generally, we will interrogate the reputation of Netflix as a global streaming provider championing inclusion and diversity and how the educational and activist motivations driving a series like ‘When They See Us” do or do not complicate ideas linked to streaming like binge-watching, comfort TV and a profit-driven entertainment industry.
The series is a rich example for analysis, because it artistically employs televisual, cinematic and social media practices to foreground black experiences, to connect history and the present, and to force us to reflect on our own privileges.Students will be equipped with a number of analytical skills to train critical media literacy in terms of tools for ‚close reading’ the series, but also in gaining a better understanding and conceptual repertoire of how to approach the wider cultural and (anti)racist context and politics of the series informed by cultural studies, media studies and critical race theory.Students are required to have access to Netflix and watch the series at their own pace.
Trigger warning: the series has been described hard to watch, especially for people traumatized by police violence and institutional racism