After passing the course, the student has:
• knowledge of and insight into theoretical approaches to television genres;
• knowledge of and insight into analytical concepts and methods (particularly discourse analysis) for studying television genres;
• insight into issues of genre theory;
• insight into the relationship between gene theory and associated methods;
• insight into the development of television genres;
• expanded their repertoire knowledge of a specific television genre.
After passing the course, the student is able to:
• perform a genre analysis based on a clearly formulated research question and within an independently chosen relevant theoretical / methodological framework, and process it critically in presentations and papers;
• align theoretical approaches to television genres and analysis methods and deploy the methods (particularly discourse analysis) within an independently performed analysis;
• process feedback obtained, both from fellow students and from the lecturer.
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Priority rules apply to this course. Make sure you register for this course before June 14, 12.00 noon to be considered for enrollment.
The following students are guaranteed a place:
- BA Media en cultuur/Media and Culture;
- BA TCS or LAS;
- pre-master’s students.
Other students will be placed by means of random selection.
In the Television Genres course, theoretical concepts and approaches to 'genre' are therefore studied, with an emphasis on the relationship between concept / theory and associated analysis method / approach. In preparation for the BA Thesis, this relationship between theory and method is also discussed in a more general sense, so that students can align theoretical and methodological options when conducting research. In the tutorials, the considerations discussed in the lectures are deepened; Close reading of literature help to elaborate further on "classical" approaches to "genre" and different ways of textual analysis (formal analysis, narrative analysis). Discourse analysis is also practiced in the tutorials. This course will also work on repertoire knowledge: several television programs will be shown as examples of specific genres and genre developments. The acquired knowledge and skills are used in an individually and independently performed genre analysis.
This course is part of the Dutch specialization Televisie- en mediacultuur and the English specialization Screen Cultures in Transition, as such it deepens knowledge and skills trained in the first-year courses of basispakket 1 and 2.
This is the second course in the Dutch specialistion Televisie- en mediacultuur and the English specialization Screen Cultures in Transition. As such, this course trains specific skills, such as research methods and professional skills pertinent to the field.
LAS and TCS students who want take this course as part of their Major will have to complete a mandatory preparation. For more information, see https://tcs.sites.uu.nl/
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Early Exit option for international exchange students (5 ECTS)
Exchange students who are required to return to their home university before January, are allowed to choose an Early Exit option for this course. The Early Exit option means that students can finish the course before Christmas break, receiving 5 ECTS for the course. Students must make arrangements with the course coordinator at the start of the course.
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