FAVK070 Worlds to be Continued: Serial Fiction Poetics

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radomír D. Kokeš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Sat 4. 3. 9:10–12:30 U34, Sat 11. 3. 9:10–12:30 U34
Course Enrolment Limitations
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Course objectives
The lecture is built upon the assumption that fictional stories presented as serials have been a longstanding part of nearly everyday experience with narrative arts; capitalizing on the case of TV shows, it presents the intellectual framework, research background and analytical tools to effectively describe, explore and explain serial fiction. The approach is theoretically grounded in serial fiction poetics, which aims to (1) present a systemic explanation of serial fiction, (2) capture a variability of artistic possibilities of serial narrative and, (3) offer tools for the analysis of actual serial works.
Syllabus
  • 1. Resources
  • 2. Seriality as a system
  • 3. Seriality as a registry of possibilities
  • 4. Seriality as an analytical background
Literature
  • KOKEŠ, Radomír D. Světy na pokračování. Rozbor možností seriálového vyprávění (Worlds To Be Continued. Analysing Possibilities of Serial Narrativity). Praha: Filip Tomáš – Akropolis, 2016, 240 pp. ISBN 978-80-7470-146-7. Autorovy stránky o knize. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, home reading
Assessment methods
Test
Language of instruction
Czech
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