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Lecturer(s)
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Peterová Věra, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. introduction, course content, student requirements 2. research on the portrayal of journalists in pop culture 3. journalists as comedic elements in films 4. journalists in science fiction and fantasy; journalist as a comic book hero 5. journalists in history movies 6. journalist as detective 7. films about journalists based on real events 8. journalists in war 9. women journalists as heroines in films 10. portrayal of journalists in the Czech film industry 11. portrayal of journalists in the countries of origin of students I. 12. portrayal of journalists in students' countries of origin II.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to introduce students to the ways journalists are portrayed in pop culture (films, TV shows, books and songs).The first part of the course will introduce existing knowledge about the portrayal of journalistic professions and thus provide students with a basis for discussion in the second part of the course, which will be based on English examples of pop culture works across genres. The end of the course is reserved for examples from works originating in the countries of the students in the course and the Czech Republic in order to compare different ways of portraying journalists across the world. Students will be recommended literature and specific films to watch for each lesson, but the seminar will be based primarily on frontal teaching (lectures, screenings of film excerpts).
The graduate of the course will be familiar with a broad variety of way to portray journalist - from romantic comedies characters to investigate reporters history of the cinemas discussed and their cultural specificities. "The cinema produced by a given society at a given time is one source of data on how that society views itself - in this case, its journalists, and also the publics who consume journalism, in so far as the tastes and demands of audiences determine to some extent which films are made." (McNair 2010:15)
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Prerequisites
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Ability to read academic texts in English, to give a presentation in English, to engage in discussion in English.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay, Student performance
Successful completion of the course will require attendance at seminars (max 2 absences are tolerated), successful completion of interim assignments (e.g. reading excerpts from the literature) and passing the final colloquium, which will take the form of a written essay of the films viewed in the context of the material discussed. During the course, each student is required to watch at least 6 films from a set of those recommended (or approved) by the lecturer.
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Recommended literature
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