Course content

Drawing on theories of media aesthetics and established approaches to media analysis, this course explores the aesthetic, narrative, and political potential of a range of popular media forms within contemporary culture. Having learned about similarities and differences between media as aesthetic forms as well as about helpful terms and concepts for their analysis, the course also provides you with the opportunity to pursue case study-oriented research on a media form of your choosing. The course thus not only allows you to further strengthen and apply the theoretical and historical knowledge offered by MV1101 Media History and Media Theory but also develops a solid methodological foundation for MV2014 or MV2015 Bachelor’s thesis in Media Studies.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

Upon successful completion of this course students will have:

• knowledge about the similarities and differences between media as aesthetic forms.
• broad knowledge about a range of theories of media aesthetics.
• in-depth knowledge about different approaches to the aesthetic analysis of media.

Skills

Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• apply appropriate terms and concepts in order to analyze different media as aesthetic forms.
• critically and independently evaluate a range of theoretical arguments about media as aesthetic forms.
• independently pursue case study-oriented research that demonstrates the ability to gather, summarize, and put into dialogue material from different sources.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and seminars.

This course may be taught in Norwegian or English, pending staff availability.

Compulsory assignments

Up to 2 submissions must be completed and approved before students can take the course exam.

The compulsory assignments are issued by the course convenor at the start of term and must be completed to receive a final assessment.

Students are required to use Blackboard actively for updates and information, in addition to other information resources of the course.

Compulsory assignments

• Compulsory assignment

Recommended previous knowledge

MV1100 and MV1101.

Required previous knowledge

None.