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124265 KO Critical Media Analysis (2024S)

Health and Illness: Representation and Stigmatization across Media

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work
REMOTE
Moodle

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Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Saturday 16.03. 08:15 - 15:15 Digital
  • Saturday 13.04. 08:15 - 15:15 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Saturday 15.06. 08:15 - 15:15 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

[Version of 14/03/2024]
In this course, we will examine and learn to analyze contemporary media representations of illness and health. We will have a look at narratives, discourses and visual renderings thereof across media. Particular focus will be put on the body and sexuality.
Sexuality is both overpresent and invisible in our culture. It paradoxical status does not only influence individual health but also has considerable socio-cultural and political consequences. As Cultural Studies scholars, we can gain insight into the everyday practices in this context as well as into the variety of discourses and narratives that impact them; we can also take into consideration various representational practices developed in these contexts and spotlight their discriminatory potentials.

At the end of term, students will have:
- familiarized themselves with and have practiced the use of select Cultural Studies' concepts
- analyzed a spectrum of media texts
- offered critical reflection on representations of health and illness
- practiced constructing careful arguments to make their points in the appropriate language and in a suitable format.

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.

Assessment and permitted materials

Regular participation in discussions; oral presentation; portfolio tasks

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Regular attendance and in-class participation: 20%
Group presentation: 30%
Portfolio (further information during the first session): 50%

Marks in %:
1 (very good): 90-100%
2 (good): 80-89%
3 (satisfactory): 70-79%
4 (pass): 60-69%
5 (fail): 0-59%

Examination topics

This is an interactive course with continuous assessment ("prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung"). Students are expected to complete reading assignments, actively participate in class throughout the semester (in group activities and discussions), contribute to their group project, and hand in all assigned portfolio tasks on time. There will be no written exam.

Reading list

Please note that this preliminary reading list is subject to change slightly until the beginning of the term. All texts will be made available on Moodle.

Texts will include a selection from:
- Dyer, Richard. "The Role of Stereotypes." Media Studies: A Reader. Ed. by Sue Thornham. 3rd ed. Edinburgh UP, 2009. pp. 206-212.
- Hall, Stuart. Representation: Cultural representations and signifying practices. Sage Publications, Inc; Open University Press, 1997.
- Lupton, Deborah. Medicine as Culture: Illness, Disease and the Body in Western Societies. 2nd ed. SAGE, 2006. pp. 1-19.
- Pietrzak-Franger, Monika. "A 'Visiodemic': COVID-19, Contagion Media, and the British Press." Anglistik: International Journal of English Studies 32.3 (Winter 2021): 183-203.

Association in the course directory

Studium: BA 612, BEd 046/407
Code/Modul: BA07.3; BEd 08a.2, BEd 08b.1
Lehrinhalt: 12-4260

Last modified: Th 14.03.2024 12:46