Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Module Identifier
TFM7620
Module Title
Social Television, Fandom, and Participatory Media
Academic Year
2015/2016
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 2
Pre-Requisite
Other Staff
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | 1 x 20 minute class presentation and 1000 word critical refl | 40% |
| Semester Assessment | 1 x 3000 word essay | 60% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Resit of failed elements Resits of failed elements will be in accordance with the conditions and timetable set by the university (class presentation and critical reflection will be replaced by a comparable 2000 word essay) |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. evidence an understanding of key debates and concepts surrounding social television’s participatory cultures.
2. apply scholarship regarding a range of social media platforms to a specific media fandom.
3. critically evaluate historical developments in participatory cultures of television fandom, focusing on qualities of user-generated content, constructions of self-identity and community, and the potential commercial use of social media and its data.
Aims
To historicize the emergence of participatory cultures and introduce key theories of such cultures (e.g. collective intelligence and citizen journalism);
To relate contemporary television to a range of social media platforms (including Facebook and Twitter), considering the psychodynamics of participatory media;
To analyse how participatory cultures such as media fandoms generate forms of status and celebrity, as well as how they can be monetized and leveraged by media industries;
To consider the qualities of amateur user-generated content and ‘comment culture’, and how these phenomena have been critiqued/celebrated;
Finally, to theorise changes in participatory cultures, and particularly the ways in which media fandoms now combine text-focused emotions with platform/brand-focused affects.
To relate contemporary television to a range of social media platforms (including Facebook and Twitter), considering the psychodynamics of participatory media;
To analyse how participatory cultures such as media fandoms generate forms of status and celebrity, as well as how they can be monetized and leveraged by media industries;
To consider the qualities of amateur user-generated content and ‘comment culture’, and how these phenomena have been critiqued/celebrated;
Finally, to theorise changes in participatory cultures, and particularly the ways in which media fandoms now combine text-focused emotions with platform/brand-focused affects.
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7