Advanced topics in Audiovisual Culture in the USA 4219-AW110-A
The lecture will focus on a range of issues in contemporary audiovisual culture in the U.S., including:
1. definitions of audiovisual culture
2. contemproary digital culture
3. video games
4. cable television
5. short film
6. music video
7. transmedia
8. opening and final credits as a genre
9. infographics and memes
Type of course
Prerequisites (description)
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 criteria
Final written test and/or project.
Final grade:
• over 90% – 5
• 85-89% – 4+
• 80-84% – 4
• 70-79% – 3+
• 60-69% – 3
Bibliography
Selected secondary sources:
• Bate, David - Photography: The Key Concepts (2009)
• Bolter, Jay David & Richard Grusin - Remediation: Understanding New Media (2000)
• Castells Manuel - The Internet Galaxy. Reflections on the Internet, Business and Society (2001)
• Darley Andrew - Visual Digital Culture. Surface Play and Spectacle in New Media Genres (2000)
• Elkins, James - Visual Studies: A Skeptical Introduction (2003)
• Fiske John, John Hartley - Reading Television (2003)
• Manovich, Lev - The Language of New Media (2001)
• McLuhan Marshall - The Gutenberg Galaxy. The Making of Typographic Man (1971)
• Railey, Rita - Tactical Media (2009)
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: