ZUR500k Media Representation of Marginalised Identities

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Iveta Jansová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Jakub Macek, Ph.D.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Bc. Pavlína Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 8:00–9:40 Studio 527
Prerequisites
Active approach to seminars and discussions.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course focuses on media representation of marginalized identities. Its main goal to intruduce this problematic to the course attendees and through examplex and discussions come to the conclusion why (and how) could be some representations negative (but also positive) and possibly harmful.
Learning outcomes
The course attendees should be able to use correct arguments in discussions about marginalized identities. They should be able to identify harmful or neutral media content representing different marginalized identities. Attendees should be also able to improve their teamwork.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction (of course, teacher and students) 2. Media representation 3. Media representation and identity 4. Media representation of race 5. Media representation of gender identities 6. Media representation of sexual violence 7. Media representation of sexuality 8. Media representation of trans identities 9. Media representation of age(ing) 10. Media representation of physical handicap 11. Media representation of psychological handicap 12. Media representation of idnetities chosen by students 13. 1st exam date (group of 3-4 discussion about certain theme)
Literature
  • McHugh, Kathleen. 2018. „The Female Detective, Neurodiversity, and Felt Knowledge in Engrenages and Bron/Broen.“ Pp. 535-552 in Television & New Media, 19(6).
  • Butler, Judith. 2016. Závažná těla: O materialitě a diskursivních mezích „pohlaví“. Praha: Nakladatelství Karolinum.
  • Bočák, Michal. 2007. „Viditeľné a neviditeľné v diskurze pohlavia, rodu a sexuality.“ Pp. 88-91 in (Ed.) Magál, S. - Mistrík, M. - Petranová, D. Mediálne kompetencie v informačnej spoločnosti. Trnava: Fakulta masmediálnej komunikácie UCM.
  • Kolářová, Marta. 2008. „Na křižovatkách nerovností: gender, třída a rasa/etnicita.“ Pp. 1-10 in Gender, rovné příležitosti, výzkum, 8(2).
  • Connell, Raewyn – Messerschimdt, James W. 2005. „Hegemonic masculinity: Rethinking the Concept.“ Pp. 829-859 in Gender and Society, 19(6).
  • Fafejta, Martin. 2016. Sexualita a sexuální identita. Sociální povaha přirozenosti. Praha: Portál.
  • Doty, Alexander. 1997. Making things perfectly queer: interpreting mass culture. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
  • Downing, John – Husband, Charles. 2005. Representing ‚Race‘: Racisms, Ethnicities and Media. London: Sage.
  • hooks, bell. 2000. Feminism is for Everybody: Passionate Politics. South End Press.
  • Voss, P. et al. 2018. „Ageism: The Relationship Between Age Stereotypes and Age Discrimination.“ Pp. 11-32 in (Ed.) Ayalon, L. – Tesch-Römer, C. Contemporary Perspectives on Ageism. Berlin: Springer Open.
  • Crenshaw, Kiberle. 1991. „Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color.“ Pp. 1241‒1299 in Stanford Law Review, 43(6).
Teaching methods
Researching examples from media content (movies, TV series, commercials etc.), class discussion, reading.
Assessment methods
Presence in classes (80 % presence), doing homework (researching examplex and reading), activity in classes (participation in discussion). Oral exam in groups of 3-4 in a form of grou discussion about one of the themes that were discussed during the semestr.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
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