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- Instructor(s)
- Kitamura Kyohhei
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Mon5-6(W9-910)
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- Course number
- SHS.U444
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2019
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2019/3/25
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
We are surrounded by 'screen' in our daily lives. 'Screen' should not be confined to movie theatre because it is omnipresent in our mediated life: mobile devices, digital signage, computers and tablets. The aim of this lecture is to understand visual culture in the 20th century and after by expanding the concept of 'screen.'
Student learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Obtain basic knowledge about visual culture of the 20th/21st century,
2) Explain the background and specificity to others, and
3) Get the perspective of analyzing contemporary visual culture surrounding us.
Keywords
Screen, Media, Visual culture、Audience、Sexuality
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Readings, presentations (specified range from the textbook or assignments from the instructor) and discussions are combined in each class.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Overview of this course and introduction | Understand 'screen' around us |
| Class 2 | Screen in media studies | Learn 'screen' as a methodology |
| Class 3 | Events mediated by screens | Discuss media experiences through screens |
| Class 4 | Audiences in contemporary visual culture | Explore audiences living in contemporary visual culture |
| Class 5 | Visual culture from the perspective of 'off-screen' | Discuss the media experience in cinema. |
| Class 6 | Media reception and sexuality | Explore media reception and sexuality |
| Class 7 | Mobile screen and touching | Consider the haptic image of mobile media |
| Class 8 | Visual culture from the viewpoint of screen | Review the course contents |
Textbook(s)
Mitsuoka, Toshiro and Ryo Okubo eds. Doing Screen Studies in Japan. Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press, 2019. ISBN: 978-4130101387. (Japanese)
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are provided during class.
Assessment criteria and methods
Student's course scores are based on participation (20%) , class assignments (40%) and final report (40%).
Related courses
- LAH.S430 ： Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences34:Studies of Culture and Representation
- LAH.H314 ： Studies of Culture and Representation C
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
No prerequisites.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).
kitamura.k.af[at]m.titech.ac.jp
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.
