ZURn6612 Female Heroine in the Media Representation

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
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: Mgr. Boris Rafailov, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 8:00–9:40 Studio 527
Prerequisites
TYP_STUDIA(MN)
Interest, communication skills, desire to participate and discuss.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 28/20, only registered: 2/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 2/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is focused on media representation of female heroines in different media contents. Its attendees will learn about different media representations of females in media, ranging from advertisement, TV series, movies etc. We will talk about the importance of media representation in the context of typical “representation tropes” associated with female heroines. After the theoretical background is discussed in each seminar, 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.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, a student will be able to:
- identify and summarize essential concepts connected to media representation of women
- identify and analyze different tropes and stereotypes of female media representation
- connect gained knowledge with other intertwined fields (cultural studies, television studies, gender studies, etc.)
- discuss current topics related to media representation in general
Syllabus
  • Themes
  • Introduction – students, teacher, and course are introducing themselves The role of women in media (advertisement, movies and TV series)
  • Female and male genres: soap operas and tragic structure of the feeling (from Dallas to Bridget Jones)
  • Crime-heroine and her position in the masculine genre 1 (foreign production)
  • What about men?
  • Fantastic world of superheroines
  • 7. Female heroines and intersectional identities
  • Produsers and the world of social networks (YouTube, TikTok and Instagram)
  • Student’s presentations - group project
Literature
  • Hall, Stuart. 1997. „Stereotyping as a signifying practice.“ In: Hall, Stuart. Representation: Culture Representations and Signifying Practices. London: Sage.
  • Mizejewski, Linda. 2004. Hardboiled and High Heeled: The Woman Detective in Popular Culture. Routledge.
  • Gill, Rosalind. 2016. “Post-postfeminism?: New Feminist Visibilities in Postfeminist Times.” Feminist Media Studies, 16(4): 1-21.
  • Kuhn, Anette. 2003. „Women’s Genres.“ In: Brundson, Charlotte a spol. Feminist Television Criticism. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 2003, 145-155.
  • Jermyn, Deborah. 2017. “Silk Blouses and Fedoras: The Female Detective, Contemporary TV Crime Drama and the Predicaments of Postfeminism.“ Crime Media Culture, 13 (3): 259-276.
  • Angela McRobbie. 2009. The Aftermath of Feminism: Gender, Culture, and Social Change. Sage.
  • Gill, Rosalind. 2007. Gender and the Media. Cambridge: Polity Press.
  • GOFFMAN, Erving. Všichni hrajeme divadlo : sebeprezentace v každodenním životě. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Studia Ypsilon, 1999, 247 s. ISBN 8090248241. info
  • The handbook to Gothic literature. Edited by Marie Mulvey-Roberts. 1st pub. in the U.S.A. New York: New York University Press, 1998, xviii, 294. ISBN 0814756107. info
  • Postmodernism and popular culture. Edited by Angela McRobbie. New York: Routledge, 1994, vii, 225 p. ISBN 0415077133. info
  • FISKE, John. Television culture. London: Routledge, 1991, viii, 353. ISBN 0415042844. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussions, individual projects, reading
Assessment methods
- compulsory attendance of seminars (two absences allowed)
- activity during class and at home - discussions, compulsory reading, and watching!
- presentation at the end of the semester: “My female heroine” Group of 3, max 4. Each team has to have at least 3 participants. The heroine can originate in a book, movie, or TV series (and other media if you find such). You will have 25 minutes to say and show who it is, why this is an important (or conversely toxic) heroine (to/for you and generally), and what is "good and/or bad" about her representation (while using some theoretical background you learned). Summing up - why should we be interested in her in our course? You have to stick to the time frame and use part of it for discussion with your colleagues.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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