PMCb1106 Media representation of marginalized identities

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2025

The course is not taught in Autumn 2025

Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Iveta Jansová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Iveta Jansová, Ph.D.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: prof. Mgr. et Mgr. Vlastimil Havlík, Ph.D.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course is focused on media representation of identities. Its attendees will learn about different kinds of media representation of certain (mostly marginalized) identities. We will talk about the importance of media representation, about its impact and consequences of negative or stereotypical representation. After the theoretical background is discussed, examples from movies, TV series, news and advertisement will be presented and analyzed in group discussions. Active approach from students is expected and required.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, a student will be able to: identify and summarize important concepts connected to media representation identify and analyze different identities in media and they portrayal connect gained knowledge with other intertwined fields discuss difficult and current topics connected to identities and media representation in general
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction – students, teacher and course are introducing themselves
  • 2. Media representation
  • 3. Media representation and identity
  • 4. Media representation of race
  • 5. Media representation of gender identities
  • 6. Media representation of sexual violence
  • 7. Reading week
  • 8. Media representation of sexuality
  • 9. Media representation of trans identities
  • 10. Media representation of age
  • 11. Media representation of psychological and physical handicap
  • 12. Media representation of identities chosen by students
  • 13. (Oral) exam
Literature
    required literature
  • McHugh, Kathleen. 2018. „The Female Detective, Neurodiversity, and Felt Knowledge in Engrenages and Bron/Broen.“ Pp. 535-552 in Television & New Media, 19(6).
  • Doty, Alexander. 1997. Making things perfectly queer: interpreting mass culture. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
  • Butler, Judith. 1993. Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of Sex. New York: Routledge.
  • Downing, John – Husband, Charles. 2005. Representing ‚Race‘: Racisms, Ethnicities and Media. London: Sage.
  • Crenshaw, Kimberlé. 1991. „Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color.“ Pp. 1241‒1299 in Stanford Law Review, 43(6).
  • Voss, P. et al. 2018. „Ageism: The Relationship Between Age Stereotypes and Age Discrimination.“ Pp. 11-32 in (Ed.) Ayalon, L. – Tesch-Römer, C. Contemporary Perspectives on Ageism. Berlin: Springer Open.
  • Connell, Raewyn – Messerschimdt, James W. 2005. „Hegemonic masculinity: Rethinking the Concept.“ Pp. 829-859 in Gender and Society, 19(6).
  • Crenshaw, Kimberlé. 2020. On Intersectionality: Essential Writigns. The New Press.
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, group projects, reading
Assessment methods
compulsory attendance of seminars (80% attendance, 2 absences allowed) homework and group projects during the semester oral examination Students will be put in a group of 3 people and given a topic (random topic from the themes of the semester) they have to discuss with each other from different perspectives (media representation of certain identities, common stereotypes etc.).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2025, recent)
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