GEN125 Gender and the Media

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Monika Metyková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Hynková, DiS. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Kateřina Nedbálková, Ph.D.
Division of Gender Studies – Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Timetable
Mon 18. 4. 14:00–17:40 AVC, Tue 19. 4. 8:00–11:40 AVC, Wed 20. 4. 8:00–9:40 U32, 12:00–13:30 U34, Thu 21. 4. 14:00–17:40 U23, Fri 22. 4. 10:00–15:40 U43
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Once the student completes this course s/he will be able to understand and explain basic approaches to the media construction of gender; apply theories related to this area; analyze media products, contents and audiences in relation to gender; apply certain qualitative and quantitative research methods in such an analysis (particularly the analysis of contents); gain an overview of relevant literature and research in this area.
Syllabus
  • Introduction.
  • Media and society, functionalist approaches – liberal, radical and alternative perspectives.
  • Media and the construction of identity.
  • Feminist media criticism – overview.
  • Media contents: Introduction.
  • Construction of gender in media texts.
  • Audiences: Introduction.
  • Gender and media consumption.
  • Gender and new media – overview.
  • Concluding session.
Literature
  • Reading the romance: Women, patriarchy and popular literature. London: Verso, 1994.
  • MCQUAIL, Denis. Úvod do teorie masové komunikace. Edited by Jan Jirák, Translated by Marcel Kabát. Vyd. 3. Praha: Portál, 2007, 447 s. ISBN 9788073673383. info
  • GAUNTLETT, David. Media, gender and identity : an introduction. London: Routledge, 2002, x, 278. ISBN 0415189608. info
  • Mass media and society. Edited by James Curran - Michael Gurevitch. 2nd ed. London: Arnold, 1996, iv, 378 s. ISBN 0-340-61418-8. info
  • Questions of cultural identity. Edited by Stuart Hall - Paul Du Gay. First published. London: SAGE Publications, 1996, viii, 198. ISBN 0803978839. info
Teaching methods
The course comprises lectures and seminars. The lectures deal with theoretical approaches and research related to a given topic. In the seminars the students apply the acquired knowledge to the study of media products. One seminar has the form of a workshop in which the students analyze media contents and discuss the writing of final essays.
Assessment methods
The course is taught over a fortnight. The evaluation consists of three parts: 1. active participation in seminars, students must attend 80% of seminars (the evaluation of their contributions to the seminars makes up 20% of the final grade) 2. final essay – length 2000-2500 words (50% of the final grade) 3. written exam – 5 topics (30% of the final grade)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017.
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