AJ17071 “Why Series Suck:” ‘Seriality Studies’ meet ‘Quality TV.’

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. Hanjo Berressem (lecturer), doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. et Mgr. Boleslav Žemlík (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ01002 Practical English II
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 8 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/8, only registered: 0/8, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/8
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
In the last couple of years, a good part of American Studies has been concerned with the format of ‘Quality TV Series,’ such as “The Wire,” “True Detective” or “The Walking Dead.” This course will ask a number of critical question concerning these series. In order to be able to ask these questions, we will first trace the larger field of ‘Seriality Studies’ and review various form of serialization, such as mathematical serialization, the serialization of novels in the 19th century, Henry Ford’s ‘serialization’ of the production of cars in the early 20th century, the concept of ‘serial killers,’ and seriality in American music, painting, comix, films, radio, ‘non-quality’ TV series, as well as the ‘world-building’ aesthetics of contemporary computer games. We will also consider the psychoanalytics of seriality - why series ‘suck us in’ – as well as the economy and the ‘technology’ of seriality.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: 27. - 31. 3. 2017.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 27. - 31. 3. 2017.
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