Course: Introduction to TV Studies 2

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Course title Introduction to TV Studies 2
Course code KDU/UST2K
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Rufer Bílá Anna, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- introduction, basic literature - television and reality, social and television person - modes of non-narrative television I. - television genre, taxonomy of tv genres - faction tv genres I.(reality tv, documentary tv, popular tv, sport) - Reality TV Obligatory: Korda, Jakub (2013). Úvod do studia televize 2. Olomouc: VUP. Nichols, Bill (2010). Úvod do dokumentárního filmu. Praha: AMU, s. 158-227. Creeber, Glen (2006). Tele-visions. An Introduction to Studying Television. London: BFI, s. 60-73. Mandatory: Butler, Jeremy (2007). Television - Critical Methods and Applications. London: Routledge. Kavka, Misha (2012). Reality TV. Edinburgh: EUP.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Projection (static, dynamic)
  • Attendace - 6 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 15 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The lecture is focused on selected aspects of television, especially non-narrative/factual television. Different communicational modes of non-narrative tv and conventions of factual genres will be discussed. The lecture includes also common television genre taxonomy and definitions of its basic categories.
Students will be able to analyse non-narrative television programs, to use the basic terminology and definine television genres in general.
Prerequisites
Successful completion of the course KDU/UST1 Introduction to television studies is higly recommended.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

The basic knowledge of approaches of tv criticism, the ability to apply selected critical procedures on a given task (non-narrative tv), the knowledge of currently broadcasted TV factual programs. Mandatory readings:
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