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FUBiS Term II: Mass Media & Popular Culture in Berlin
(Course # 2.02)
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Type: |
A Track |
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Instructor(s): |
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Language: |
English |
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Contact hours: |
72 (6 contact hours per day) |
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Credit Points: |
6 |
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Capacity: |
18 |
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Course description
Through a series of film screenings, discussions, and excursions, we will explore Berlin's mass media and its historic and contemporary role in sharping society. We will examine the ethical standards and social responsibility of media, and how they have been met and failed during 20th and 21st century Germany. Our definition of media will be broad, embracing journalism, film, advertising, art, music, graffitti, architecture, and cultural iconography such as the Berlin Wall and World War II memorials. Each Monday will be spent in film screenings, discussions, and some in-class writing. Thursdays will spent mostly on excusions away from the university.
Student profile
Students interested in media – journalism, film, television – will find this course provides a different and enjoyable perspective on standards of media production and behavior, as will students interested in Political Science, Sociology, and International Studies. This course will also provide a different perspective on Berlin and its historic and contemporary iconography.
Prerequisites
None
Course requirements
* Attendance and Participation in class discussions & excursions.
* Keeping a reflective journal on your intercultural learning & experiences. Can include photos, drawings, clippings, graffitti.
* 3 written analysis/commentaries on films screened in or out of class.
* Short in-class essays on class topics and observations on German media
Grading
Reflective Journal - 30%
Film Analysis & Commentaries -30%
Short Essay Tests - 20%
Attendance & Participation - 20%
Reading
A set of readings will be provided that will include excerpts from:
* German Culture Through Film: An Introduction to German Cinema (Robert Reimer, 2005)
* New German Cinema (Ulrike Sieglohr, 1998)
* Media Ethics: Key Principles for Responsible Practice (Patrick Lee Plaisance, 2009)
* Ethics Across Cultures (Micheal Brannigan, 2005)
* Stasiland: True Stories Behind the Berlin Wall (Anna Funder, 2004)
Recommended Course combinations
- Representing the Nation: Art and Architecture of Berlin
- Exploring Contemporary Germany and Berlin
- Berlin - a Tale of More Than Two Cities
- Borders & Crossings: Romanticism to the Present
