LMKB_a442 Intermedial Ecocriticism

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Prof. Jørgen Bruhn, PhD (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Petr Bubeníček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Petr Bubeníček, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Veronika Bromová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 25. 9. 8:00–13:40 B2.43, Tue 26. 9. 8:00–13:40 B2.42, Wed 27. 9. 8:00–13:40 D21
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 18/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
In this course the ecological crisis, in particular the present and future effects of global warming, will be understood from a humanities perspective. We will explore some of the interrelations between natural science and the humanities through analysis of aesthetic representations of scientific facts and arguments and a main objective is to provide a first understanding of the ecological crisis as it is being represented in a number of aesthetic forms, but also in a science report and a popular communication home page. Theoretically, the course combines two theories from the humanities: ecocriticism on the one hand and intermedial studies on the other. Ecocriticism investigates humankind’s interaction with nature as this is represented in literature (and, more recently, in other arts and media). Intermedial studies are interested in how different art forms and media combine with each other, and how content can be transferred from one media type to another: Unique for this course, and for the notion of intermedial ecocriticism, is the attempt to combine two fields that are normally not combined in order to confront an urgent societal challenge. The course, which is a condensed version of a MA-course developed at Linnæeus University with Niklas Salmose, is based upon five very general theses:
1. The humanities is essential in order to understand and solve the crises in the Anthropocene,
2. Classic dichotomies such as nature/culture need to be deconstructed,
3. The aesthetics have serious and deep potentials for communication of knowledge,
4. In order to viably analyze communication knowledge of media studies and intermediality is necessary,
5. Climate crisis is both a local and global affair.
Syllabus
  • The course is constituted by three closely connected lessons. While the teacher will do some lecturing based on a structured theoretical framework and case studies, the aim of the lessons is to promote discussions concerning fundamental issues of the intermedial communicative issues related to representing the climate-ecological crisis. The students are thus expected to actively engage in the lessons by way of asking questions and taking part of debates emerging in relation to the literature and the presentations.
  • The titles of the seminars have the following titles:
  • 1. Intermediality … Ecocriticism … An Introduction;
  • 2. Intermedial Ecocriticism confronting science-related material (The IPCC-report and Squarzoni, Climate Changed);
  • 3. a/ Future Food Cultures (Blade Runner 2049 – the EAT Lancet campaign – b/ general remarks, future perspectives
Literature
  • GARRARD, Greg. Ecocriticism. Second edition. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012, x, 230. ISBN 9780415667869. info
  • Intermediální poetika příběhu. Edited by Stanislava Fedrová - Alice Jedličková. 1. vyd. Praha: Akropolis, 2011, 349 s. ISBN 9788087481561. info
Assessment methods
Essay, oral colloquium.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
Teacher's information
Course readings for Intermedial Ecocriticism

1. Intermediality … Ecocriticism … An Introduction Reading: Bruhn and Salmose. Intermedial Ecocriticism. The Climate Crisis through Art and Media, forthcoming 2023, unpublished manuscript, Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 Buell, Lawrence. “Ecocriticism: Some Emerging Trends” Bruhn and Schirrmacher. “Intermedial Studies” In Intermedial Studies: An Introduction to Meaning Across Media, eds Bruhn & Schirrmacher. Routledge, 2021 (Open Access here: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003174288/intermedial-studies-j%C3%B8rgen-bruhn-beate-schirrmacher?_ga=2116230787.1687107847&_gl=1*8ld6fr*_ga*MjExNjIzMDc4Ny4xNjg3MTA3ODQ3*_ga_0HYE8YG0M6*MTY5MzI4ODQ4My42LjAuMTY5MzI4ODQ4NS4wLjAuMA..)

2. Intermedial Ecocriticism confronting science-related material (The IPCC-report and Squarzoni, Climate Changed) Reading: Bruhn and Salmose. Intermedial Ecocriticism. The Climate Crisis through Art and Media, unpublished manuscript, Chapter 3. IPCC Report 2021, Summary for Policy Makers, available at https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/chapter/spm/ Philippe Squarzoni, Climate Changed. A Personal Journey Through the Science – available online at the Pro-Quest ebook-central

3. a/ Future Food Cultures (Blade Runner 2049 – the EAT Lancet campaign – b/ general remarks, future perspectives Bruhn and Salmose, Intermedial Ecocriticism. The Climate Crisis through Art and Media, unpublished manuscript, Chapter 5 Please browse through https://eatforum.org/eat-lancet-commission/ And watch parts of or the whole Blade Runner 2049

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