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Audiovisual Culture and Media in the United States

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Course ID:	4219-AW010-AM
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.0 The subject classification code consists of three to five digits, where the first three represent the classification of the discipline according to the Discipline code list applicable to the Socrates/Erasmus program, the fourth (usually 0) - possible further specification of discipline information, the fifth - the degree of subject determined based on the year of study for which the subject is intended. / (0220) Humanities (except languages), not further defined The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Audiovisual Culture and Media in the United States
Name in Polish:	Audiovisual Culture and Media in the United States (Kultura audiowizualna i media w Stanach Zjednoczonych)
Organizational unit:	American Studies Center
Course groups:	all classes - weekday programme - 1st cycle all classes - weekday programme - 1st cycle - 1st year obligatory lectures for weekday studies - BA level
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	4.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	English
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Short description:	“Audiovisual Culture and Media in the United States” is a lecture introducing students to a range of American audiovisual forms. The course is divided into three blocks: the first introduces a range of theoretical concepts and issues crucial for understanding the American audiovisual culture; the second offers an overview of major media forms (film and visual art are not covered since there are separate courses devoted to them in the BA program); and the third examines a number of minor but increasingly important media. While some historical perspectives on these cultural forms will be included, the primary goal is to provide students with a sense of the diversity and specificity of the discussed media as well as familiarize them with their formal, aesthetic, social, and political contexts.
Full description:	THEORY What is (Audio)visual Culture Reading: Gillian Rose “Researching Visual Materials” Visual Literacy: Medium and Composition Reading: Gillian Rose “Compositional Analysis” Never-ending Story: Remediations and Adaptations Reading: Jay Bolter and Richard Grusin Remediation (excerpts) Casuals and Fans: Media Audiences Reading: Henry Jenkins “Interactive Audiences” How We Became Digital: The Rise of Digital Culture Reading: Lev Manovich “Database” MAJOR MEDIA Photography Reading: Steven Edwards “Photography: The Apparatus and Its Image,” Joanna Cohan Scherer “Historical Photographs of North American Indians” Advertisements and Commercials Reading: Gillian Rose “Semiology” Television Reading: Jason Mittell Complex TV (excerpts) Video Games Reading: Scott Rettberg “Corporate Ideology in World of Warcraft” Music Video Reading: Carol Vernallis “Experiencing Music Video. Aesthetics and Cultural Context” MINOR MEDIA Short Forms & YouTube Reading: Barbara Klinger “Beyond the Multiplex: Cinema, New Technologies, and the Home” Film and Television Title Sequences Reading: Annette Davison “Title Sequences for Contemporary Television Serials” Selfies and Instagram Reading: Rachel Syme “Selfie” Visualizations, Infographics, and Memes Reading: Limor Shifman Memes in Digital Culture (excerpts) Transmedia and Paratexts Reading: Jonathan Gray Show Sold Separately (excerpts)
Bibliography:	See above.
Learning outcomes:	Upon completing this course a student: 1. KNOWLEDGE • has a knowledge of contemporary audiovisual culture in USA • distinguishes a range of media and forms of American audiovisual culture, including the latest developments • is aware of differences between various audiovisual media and analytical methods used in their analyses 2. SKILLS • is able to use critical tools • is able to formulate critical arguments about American audiovisual culture • is able to use theoretical knowledge in analyses of individual manifestations of contemporary audiovisual culture in the USA 3. SOCIAL COMPETENCES • is aware of cultural differences between the U.S. and Europe • is open to new phenomena and ideas in audiovisual culture in the U.S. • understands and appreciates the role of audiovisuality in the United States as well as the transformations of the culture under the influence of digital technologies
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Written exam - test and quiz questions combined with short open responses. Grading: 90%-100% - 5 85-89% - 4+ 80-84% - 4 70-79% - 3+ 60-69% - 3
Internships:	N/A

Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (past)

Time span:	2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Go to timetable MO TU WYK W TH FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 30 hours, 210 places more information
Coordinators:	Paweł Frelik
Group instructors:	Paweł Frelik
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Credit:	Course - Examination Lecture - Examination

Classes in period "Winter semester 2025/26" (future)

Time span:	2025-10-01 - 2026-01-25	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Go to timetable MO TU WYK W TH FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 30 hours, 210 places more information
Coordinators:	Paweł Frelik
Group instructors:	Paweł Frelik
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Credit:	Course - Examination Lecture - Examination

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