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Lecturer(s)
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Hanáčková Andrea, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Bojda Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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COURSE PROGRAM What Are Radio and Sound Studies? Diversity of the auditory sphere, sound and its transmission, radio and its audiences. Audio Buffet I: The Most Attractive Examples Audiowalks, true crime podcasts, experimental audio plays. Audio Buffet II: Defining Moments in Audio History News broadcasting, reportage, journalistic podcasts. Audio Buffet III: Contemporary Podcasting Podcasting in public service media vs. the independent scene. History I: The Beginnings of Radio Origins and the first decades of broadcasting in Czechoslovakia, Europe, and the USA. History II: Radio and War The "Golden Age" of American radio, the role of radio in World War II, propaganda and the mobilization of audiences. History III: Radio as a "Second Medium" in the Television Era Czechoslovakia 1948-1956, Europe vs. the USA. History IV: Radio from the 1960s to the 1990s The golden age of Czechoslovak Radio in the 1960s, 1968 and normalization, transformation into public service after 1989. Genres and Formats in Audio Media Radio drama, documentary, feature, and journalistic programs; music formats, infotainment, podcast genres. Sound Studies: How to Think About Sound? Listening as experience, the body and space. Fiction and Nonfiction in Audio Storytelling, ethics, authenticity, aesthetics. Radio, Podcasting, and You The place of audio in today's society and how we can study it.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration, Analyzing and producing soundtrack, Listening
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the lecture is to introduce students to auditory media and the nature of their organization and reception. Attention will be given to both traditional radioits history and current state in the world and in the Czech Republicand to new media, including internet and community radio, the audiobook market, hybrid forms of auditory art, and the ways radio is reflected upon by fan communities. In-person sessions combine lecture-style teaching with home preparation (reading academic texts, listening to selected podcasts, radio plays, documentaries, and audiobooks), followed by discussion. Since there are currently no textbooks available in Czech for this subject, regular in-person attendance is strongly recommended. Course evaluation includes continuous assessment through quizzes, tasks in Moodle, an oral presentation, and a final test.
Knowledge of basic terms within the range of radio medium. Students are familiar with the current structure of the public Czech Radio stations and their specialization. Students master basic concepts affecting the radio as modern media, know the historical stage of verbal radio broadcasts and can distinguish the artistic genre while listening to radio. They are able to apply basic terms on analysis of individual parts of radio artistic piece (sound composition, sound detail, assembly, audio editing, subjectivisation, focus, time and space in radio drama, etc.).
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge of basic terms within the range of Introduction to theatre studies.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Oral exam, Written exam, Final project
Course Requirements (Credit): Completion of continuous coursework, including three assignments submitted via Moodle during the semester. Submission of a Listening Diary, including a mid-semester partial submission. Active participation in class, with attendance monitored throughout the semester. Successful completion of a credit test assessing knowledge acquired from the required readings, listening assignments, and lectures. Students must obtain the course credit before they are eligible to take the final examination. The university information system does not allow registration for the examination without the credit being awarded. Final Examination: An oral examination consisting of a discussion of the student's Listening Diary, combined with an assessment of their knowledge of the relevant factual background, historical context, and required academic literature.
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Recommended literature
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Panáček v říši mluveného slova.
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HANÁČKOVÁ, Andrea. (2010). Český rozhlasový dokument a feature. Poetika žánrů.. Brno.
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HILMES,Michele- LOVIGILO, Jason (eds.). (2002). Radio Reader.Essays in the Cultural History of Radio..
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JEŠUTOVÁ, Eva. (2003). Od mikrofonu k posluchačům. Praha.
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JEŠUTOVÁ, Eva. (2008). 99 významných uměleckých osobností rozhlasu. Praha.
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MOTAL, Jan. (2012). NOvé trendy v médiích II. Rozhlas a televize.. BRNO.
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STARKEY, Guy. (2014). Radio in Context.. Palgrave Macmillan.
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ŠTĚRBOVÁ, Alena. (1995). Rozhlasová inscenace. Olomouc.
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WARREN, Steve. (2013). Radio. The Book.. New York and London.
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