Basic information about the course:

The course is focused on the media representation of particular identities. Its attendees will learn about different media representations of (mostly marginalized) identities (such as race or sexual one). We will talk about the importance of media representation, its impact, and the 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. An active approach from students is expected and required for the successful completion of the course.

For successful passing of the course the students need to:

• attend the classes (2 absences are allowed)
• be active during the classes (and read the compulsory literature or watch the compulsory videos ahead)
  
• present a presentation for other students at the end of the semester (by choosing some identity and introducing how it is represented in the media)
• pass group oral exam (teams of 3-4 people discussing a topic from the semester's lectures)

Sources of information - here in the IS system, contact me - through email.

• Why does media representation matter?
• Social constructivism, intersectionality, and different identities
• Compulsory video viewing and short reading (Hall and teens, Kibmerle Crenshaw video + Geena Davis Institute goals)

Examples:

• Race, ethnicity, and racism
• Compulsory video watching (Constructing race)

Examples:

Representations_of_Black_Girls_and_Women_in_Hollywood__2021_

• Gender identity, sexism, and gender equality
• Compulsory video watching (Judith Butler - gender performativity)

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• Be aware! Possibly triggering topic of sexual violence 

Examples:

• Homosexuality, heteronormativity, and homophobia
• Compulsory video watching and reading (Judith Butler and Hannah Gadsby - academic vs. comedian)

Examples:

The lecture deals with the image of intercultural contacts in pop culture on the example of television series. Analyzes of specific examples are based on the theory of stereotypes and the theory of intercultural communication. The presentation attempts to answer the questions about the consequences of images of intercultural relations in the context of educating recipients' communicative competencies. 

Katarzyna Drąg

is a Ph.D., media scholar, literary scholar, and a culturologist. She is a director of the Institute of Journalism and Social Communication at the Pontifical University of John Paul ІІ in Krakow, adjunct at the department of mass media and social communication. Her research interests focus on two areas: the science of communication and intercultural communication, and the history of the press and journalism (specifically, in the 19th and 20th centuries until 1939). Member of the Polish Society of Social Communication and Media Studies Commission of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Co-organizer of the Conference on Mass Media Ethics. A fellow of the National Agency of Academic Exchange. Author of the book "In Galician ethnic, national, and social melting pot", Krakow, 2013, and many papers about the professionalization of journalism, starting from the mid 19th century.

• Trans identities and trasphobia, the problematic of sensitive casting

Examples:

• Age, ageism, yuthism
• Compulsory reading (ageism)

Examples: 

• media representing physical and mental handicaps
• Compulsory reading (The Female Detective, Neurodiversity...)

Additional reading: Worrell, T. 2018. Disability in the Media: Examining Stigma and Identity (Lexington Studies in Health Communication)