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135032 PS PS Literary Theory: Participatory Culture (2020S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 13 - Europäische und Vergleichende Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
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Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 10.03. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Tuesday 17.03. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Tuesday 24.03. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Tuesday 31.03. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Tuesday 21.04. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Tuesday 28.04. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Tuesday 05.05. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Tuesday 12.05. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Tuesday 19.05. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Tuesday 26.05. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Tuesday 09.06. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Tuesday 16.06. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Tuesday 23.06. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Tuesday 30.06. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This seminar explores the changing and fluid relationship between authors and consumers in a shifting media economy. As new media has enabled the increased circulation of content across the borders of genre, media, language, and geography, platforms have emerged through which consumers can increasingly participate in processes of media production – as Henry Jenkins argues: ‘[r]ather than talking about media producers and consumers as occupying separate roles, we might now see them as participants who interact with each other according to a new set of rules that none of us fully understands’ (2006: 3). If 'as we expand access to mass distribution via the Web, our understanding of what it means to be an author – and what kinds of authority should be ascribed to authors – necessarily shifts’ (Jenkins 2006: 179), this seminar will ask what happens to texts when consumers take ownership of their production, subvert their meanings, and question the power of authors and publishing houses to define these meanings. During the semester, we will work through a number of theoretical texts within this field, while considering how they can be applied to a variety of cultural case studies. Topics for discussion will include fan fiction, slash fiction, transmedia storytelling, and the role of review sites, forums, and blogs.

Assessment and permitted materials

Active Class Participation: 10%
In-Class Presentation: 20%
Theoretical Summary (1-2 pages): 20%
Case Study Report (max. 10 pages): 50%

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The seminar and all primary/secondary readings will in English.

Examination topics

Reading list

Jenkins, Henry. 2006. Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide (New York & London, New York University Press)

Association in the course directory

BA M3

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