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240526 SE The Power of Images (II) (P4) (2022W)

What are the implications of the manipulability of images for the creation of interpretive sovereignties?

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 24 - Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie
Continuous assessment of course work
ON-SITE

Participation at first session is obligatory!

The lecturer can invite students to a grade-relevant discussion about partial achievements. Partial achievements that are obtained by fraud or plagiarized result in the non-evaluation of the course (entry 'X' in certificate). The plagiarism software 'Turnitin' will be used for courses with continuous assessment.
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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).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The course will start in presence and - depending on the covid-19-conditions - will be conducted in form of a mixture of presence and online course. Due to the respective applicable distance regulations and other measures, adjustments may be made.

  • Tuesday 04.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Tuesday 11.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Tuesday 18.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Tuesday 25.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Tuesday 08.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Friday 20.01. 08:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
  • Friday 20.01. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
  • Saturday 21.01. 08:00 - 14:45 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

It is clear to everyone that images influence opinions and thus open up opportunities for shaping societal and political developments. In a post-factual age, in which the distinction between information and agitation is becoming increasingly difficult to discern, images take on a central role. Whether in social media such as Instagram, TikTok, etc. or in "classic" print media - the power of images is unbroken, although their credibility has become questionable due to technical possibilities of change the term "objective information". The course provides an overview of a topical and sensitive subject, aims to sensitize students to the subtleties of manipulation and propaganda, and acquaints them with those theoretical concepts that are necessary for a scientific approach to the subject.

Assessment and permitted materials

On the basis of an object, which is either given by the course instructor or chosen by the student, its function, meaning, power and instrumentalization will be analyzed. Each participant of the seminar has to interpret such an object reflexively and to work on this 1.) in a short presentation in the seminar, as well as 2.) in the form of a written seminar paper. The overall grade is based on a) the active participation in the seminar, b) the short presentation and c) the seminar paper.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The overall grade results from a) the active participation in the seminar, b) the short presentation and c) the seminar paper.
Without presentation and seminar paper the course cannot be completed positively. The weighting of the overall grade is as follows: a)=10%, b) = 45%, c)= 45%.

Examination topics

The subject matter of the exam is based on the images discussed and covered in the course and and therefore cannot be specified in advance.

Reading list

Maar, Christa/Burda, Hubert (Hrsg.): Iconic Turn. Die neue Macht der Bilder. Köln 2004; DuMont.

Mitchell, W. J. T.: Iconology: Image, Text, Ideology. Chicago 1986: the University of Chicago Press.

Mitchell, W. J. T.: What Do Pictures Want?: The Lives and Loves of Images. Chicago 2006: the University of Chicago Press.

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Last modified: Mo 07.11.2022 14:29