ADVANCED TOPICS IN GENRE AND TELEVISION
| Title | ΕΙΔΙΚΑ ΘΕΜΑΤΑ ΕΙΔΟΥΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΛΕΟΡΑΣΗΣ / ADVANCED TOPICS IN GENRE AND TELEVISION |
| Code | Y-B2 |
| Faculty | Fine Arts |
| School | Film |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Despoina Kaklamanidou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600017064 |
Programme of Study: PMS Kinīmatografikés kai Tīleoptikés Spoudés
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600287617
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600287617
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=18317
Language of Instruction
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you should be able to: 1. Identify a range of contemporary genres in television, 2. understand sophisticated genre theory and genre’s functions (both economically and culturally), 3. apply the principles of genre study to the most recent examples in television production.
General Competences
- Work autonomously
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course provides students with the latest theory of genre studies facilitated through an
overview of contemporary television genres. Each genre is represented through specific television examples, creating the necessary context for the application of critical and theoretical knowledge acquired during the course. We examine several key questions: (1) Where do television genres come from and how do they evolve? (2) What is the relation between genres and the television industry (3) What is the relationship between genres and
popular audiences? (4) How have television genres evolve and do they fulfill similar
functions as past paradigms?
Keywords
television, genre, theory
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 40 | 1.3 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 180 | 6 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 80 | 2.7 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 300 | 10 |
Student Assessment
Description
The students are evaluated based on an obligatory written essay (100% of their grade)
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Edgerton, Gary and Brian Geoffrey Rose, eds. 2005. Thinking Outside the Box: A Contemporary Television Genre Reader. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky.
Edgerton, Gary. The Columbia History of American Television. New York: Columbia University Press, 2007.
Lotz, Amanda. The Television Will Be Revolutionized. New York: New York UP, 2007.
McCabe, Janet and Kim Akass (eds). Quality TV. Contemporary American Television and Beyond. London: I.B. Tauris, 2007.
Mittell, Jason. 2004. Genre and Television: From Cop Shows to Cartoons in American Culture. New York: Routledge.
Mittell, Jason. 2015. Complex TV. The Poetics of Contemporary Television Storytelling. New York: New York University Press.
Newcomb, Horace, ed. 2006. Television: The Critical View, 7th edition. New York: Oxford University Press.
Thompson, Ethan and Jason Mittell (eds.). How To Watch Television. New York: New York UP, 2013.
Last Update
24-01-2024
