Discipline delle Arti Visive, della Musica e dello Spettacolo | TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA

cod. 4312400040

TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA

	4312400040
	DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
	EQF6
	DISCIPLINES OF MUSIC, VISUAL, AND PERFORMING ARTS
	2022/2023

PERCORSO STUDY PATHWAY IN COMMON

	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2020
	SPRING SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	SPS/08	6	30	LESSONS	BASIC COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

EXAMS

Exam	Date	Session
I APPELLO II SESSIONE	06/06/2023 - 14:00	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
II APPELLO II SESSIONE	27/06/2023 - 14:00	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
III APPELLO II SESSIONE	11/07/2023 - 14:00	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
APPELLO SETTEMBRE	05/09/2023 - 14:00	SESSIONE DI RECUPERO
APPELLO DICEMBRE	12/12/2023 - 14:00	SESSIONE DI RECUPERO

	Objectives
	GENERAL LEARNING OUTCOMES: THE COURSE AIMS TO ILLUSTRATE THE DYNAMICS GUIDING TELEVISION COMMUNICATION FROM ITS ORIGINS TO THE PRESENT DAY, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE ITALIAN CASE, AND TO DESCRIBE THE EVOLUTIONARY PATHS OF TELEVISION IN RELATION TO TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA AND THE GENERAL SYSTEM OF COMMUNICATION, WITH SPECIFIC REGARD TO THE ADVENT OF CONTEMPORARY DIGITAL MEDIA. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXPRESSIVE AND CULTURAL DYNAMICS OF THE MEDIUM OF TELEVISION IN RELATION TO THE INNOVATION OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES. AUTONOMY IN DECODING AND INTERPRETING THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION PROCESSES OF CONTEMPORARY TELEVISION. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: ABILITY TO APPLY METHODOLOGIES OF ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF TELEVISION PRODUCTS AND PROGRAMMES, RECOGNISED IN THEIR HISTORICAL AND EXPRESSIVE DIFFERENCES; ABILITY TO LEARN THEORETICAL NOTIONS AND TO ELABORATE THEM THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION OF OBSERVED TELEVISION PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE VARIATIONS INDUCED BY DIGITAL MEDIA INNOVATIONS. MAKING JUDGMENTS: THE STUDENT WILL DEVELOP CONCEPTUAL TOOLS AND CRITICAL SKILLS USEFUL FOR AUTONOMOUSLY EVALUATING THEORETICAL ISSUES AND LANGUAGES OF VARIOUS TYPES OF MEDIA. COMMUNICATION SKILLS: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE HIS OR HER KNOWLEDGE AT DIFFERENT LEVELS (BOTH TO AN AUDIENCE OF EXPERTS AND TO ONE OF NON-SPECIALISTS), EXPRESSING IT WITH LANGUAGE PROPERTY AND SPECIFIC LEXICAL SKILLS, AND USING THE MOST APPROPRIATE REGISTER FOR EACH CIRCUMSTANCE. LEARNING SKILLS: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET COMPLEX TEXTS AND USE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL TOOLS, BOTH TRADITIONAL AND COMPUTER-BASED, TO IDENTIFY AND SELECT THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE USEFUL FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE.

GENERAL LEARNING OUTCOMES:
THE COURSE AIMS TO ILLUSTRATE THE DYNAMICS GUIDING TELEVISION COMMUNICATION FROM ITS ORIGINS TO THE PRESENT DAY, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE ITALIAN CASE, AND TO DESCRIBE THE EVOLUTIONARY PATHS OF TELEVISION IN RELATION TO TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA AND THE GENERAL SYSTEM OF COMMUNICATION, WITH SPECIFIC REGARD TO THE ADVENT OF CONTEMPORARY DIGITAL MEDIA.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXPRESSIVE AND CULTURAL DYNAMICS OF THE MEDIUM OF TELEVISION IN RELATION TO THE INNOVATION OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES. AUTONOMY IN DECODING AND INTERPRETING THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION PROCESSES OF CONTEMPORARY TELEVISION.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
ABILITY TO APPLY METHODOLOGIES OF ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF TELEVISION PRODUCTS AND PROGRAMMES, RECOGNISED IN THEIR HISTORICAL AND EXPRESSIVE DIFFERENCES; ABILITY TO LEARN THEORETICAL NOTIONS AND TO ELABORATE THEM THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION OF OBSERVED TELEVISION PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE VARIATIONS INDUCED BY DIGITAL MEDIA INNOVATIONS.

MAKING JUDGMENTS:
THE STUDENT WILL DEVELOP CONCEPTUAL TOOLS AND CRITICAL SKILLS USEFUL FOR AUTONOMOUSLY EVALUATING THEORETICAL ISSUES AND LANGUAGES OF VARIOUS TYPES OF MEDIA.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE HIS OR HER KNOWLEDGE AT DIFFERENT LEVELS (BOTH TO AN AUDIENCE OF EXPERTS AND TO ONE OF NON-SPECIALISTS), EXPRESSING IT WITH LANGUAGE PROPERTY AND SPECIFIC LEXICAL SKILLS, AND USING THE MOST APPROPRIATE REGISTER FOR EACH CIRCUMSTANCE.

LEARNING SKILLS:
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET COMPLEX TEXTS AND USE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL TOOLS, BOTH TRADITIONAL AND COMPUTER-BASED, TO IDENTIFY AND SELECT THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE USEFUL FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE.

	Prerequisites
	THE COURSE ASSUMES KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC ELEMENTS OF MEDIA HISTORY, CONTEMPORARY HISTORY AND SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURAL PROCESSES.

	Contents
	THE COURSE WILL FOCUS MAINLY ON THE HISTORY, EVOLUTION AND FORMS OF TELEVISION SERIALITY. THE TOPICS COVERED DURING THE COURSE WILL BE: 1) HISTORY OF TELEVISION SERIALITY FROM THE 1950S TO THE PRESENT; 2) INTRODUCTION AND CRITIQUE OF THE CONCEPT OF THE 'DIGITAL REVOLUTION'; 3) ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX STORYTELLING IN CONTEMPORARY SERIALITY; 4) DISCUSSION ON IMAGINARIES, AUDIENCE AND MEDIA CULTURES IN THE TV SERIES "STRANGER THINGS".

Contents

THE COURSE WILL FOCUS MAINLY ON THE HISTORY, EVOLUTION AND FORMS OF TELEVISION SERIALITY.
THE TOPICS COVERED DURING THE COURSE WILL BE:
1) HISTORY OF TELEVISION SERIALITY FROM THE 1950S TO THE PRESENT;
2) INTRODUCTION AND CRITIQUE OF THE CONCEPT OF THE 'DIGITAL REVOLUTION';
3) ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX STORYTELLING IN CONTEMPORARY SERIALITY;
4) DISCUSSION ON IMAGINARIES, AUDIENCE AND MEDIA CULTURES IN THE TV SERIES "STRANGER THINGS".

	Teaching Methods
	THE COURSE IS CONDUCTED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING METHODOLOGIES: LECTURES, SEMINAR ACTIVITIES DEVOTED TO CASE STUDIES, DISCUSSION OF AUDIOVISUAL SEQUENCES. ATTENDANCE AT LECTURES IS NOT OBLIGATORY, BUT STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.

	Verification of learning
	THE ACQUISITION OF KNOWLEDGE WILL BE VERIFIED BY AN ORAL EXAMINATION AT THE END OF THE COURSE, WHICH WILL FOCUS ON THE COURSE CONTENT AND THE CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF CASE HISTORIES AND SEQUENCES FROM THE TV SERIES ANALYSED. OPTIONALLY AND AT LEAST 15 DAYS BEFORE THE CHOSEN EXAM DATE, STUDENTS MAY AGREE TO PRESENT A TEXT ON A TV SERIES, WHICH WILL BE DISCUSSED DURING THE ORAL EXAM. THE PRESENTATION OF SUCH A TEXT DOES NOT ENTAIL ANY REDUCTION IN THE EXAMINATION PROGRAMME.

Verification of learning

THE ACQUISITION OF KNOWLEDGE WILL BE VERIFIED BY AN ORAL EXAMINATION AT THE END OF THE COURSE, WHICH WILL FOCUS ON THE COURSE CONTENT AND THE CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF CASE HISTORIES AND SEQUENCES FROM THE TV SERIES ANALYSED.
OPTIONALLY AND AT LEAST 15 DAYS BEFORE THE CHOSEN EXAM DATE, STUDENTS MAY AGREE TO PRESENT A TEXT ON A TV SERIES, WHICH WILL BE DISCUSSED DURING THE ORAL EXAM. THE PRESENTATION OF SUCH A TEXT DOES NOT ENTAIL ANY REDUCTION IN THE EXAMINATION PROGRAMME.

	Texts
	FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING THE COURSE, THE PROGRAMME CONSISTS OF: 1) JASON MITTELL, COMPLEX TV, ROMA, MINIMUM FAX, 2017. 2) MARIO TIRINO, SIMONA CASTELLANO (A CURA DI), L'IMMAGINARIO DI STRANGER THINGS. NARRAZIONI, AUDIENCE, CULTURE MEDIALI, LATINA, AVANGUARDIA 21, 2022. 3) GABRIELE BALBI, ULTIMA IDEOLOGIA. BREVE STORIA DELLA RIVOLUZIONE DIGITALE, ROMA-BARI, LATERZA, 2022. STUDENTS ARE CONSIDERED "ATTENDING" IF THEY ATTEND AT LEAST 12 OUT OF THE 15 SCHEDULED LECTURES. NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BRING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TEXTS IN ADDITION TO THOSE LISTED ABOVE: 4A) M. TETI, S. CASTELLANO (EDITED BY), SQUID GAME. SOCIETÀ, CULTURA, RAPPRESENTAZIONI, LATINA, AVANGUARDIA 21, 2022. 4B) DANIELA CARDINI, GIANNI SIBILLA, LA CANZONE NELLE SERIE TV. FORME NARRATIVE E MODELLI PRODUTTIVI, BOLOGNA, PATRON, 2021. 4C) ANGELA MAIELLO, L'EPOCA POSTMEDIALE DELLE SERIE TV, COSENZA, PELLEGRINI, 2021. THE FULL WATCH OF THE TV SERIES "STRANGER THINGS" MUST BE CONSIDERED NECESSARY FOR THE FINAL EXAMINATION. FURTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL (SLIDES, WEBSITES, AUDIOVISUAL SEQUENCES, FILMS, ETC.) WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS DURING THE COURSE.

Texts

FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING THE COURSE, THE PROGRAMME CONSISTS OF:
1) JASON MITTELL, COMPLEX TV, ROMA, MINIMUM FAX, 2017.
2) MARIO TIRINO, SIMONA CASTELLANO (A CURA DI), L'IMMAGINARIO DI STRANGER THINGS. NARRAZIONI, AUDIENCE, CULTURE MEDIALI, LATINA, AVANGUARDIA 21, 2022.
3) GABRIELE BALBI, ULTIMA IDEOLOGIA. BREVE STORIA DELLA RIVOLUZIONE DIGITALE, ROMA-BARI, LATERZA, 2022.

STUDENTS ARE CONSIDERED "ATTENDING" IF THEY ATTEND AT LEAST 12 OUT OF THE 15 SCHEDULED LECTURES.

NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BRING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TEXTS IN ADDITION TO THOSE LISTED ABOVE:
4A) M. TETI, S. CASTELLANO (EDITED BY), SQUID GAME. SOCIETÀ, CULTURA, RAPPRESENTAZIONI, LATINA, AVANGUARDIA 21, 2022.
4B) DANIELA CARDINI, GIANNI SIBILLA, LA CANZONE NELLE SERIE TV. FORME NARRATIVE E MODELLI PRODUTTIVI, BOLOGNA, PATRON, 2021.
4C) ANGELA MAIELLO, L'EPOCA POSTMEDIALE DELLE SERIE TV, COSENZA, PELLEGRINI, 2021.

THE FULL WATCH OF THE TV SERIES "STRANGER THINGS" MUST BE CONSIDERED NECESSARY FOR THE FINAL EXAMINATION.

FURTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL (SLIDES, WEBSITES, AUDIOVISUAL SEQUENCES, FILMS, ETC.) WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS DURING THE COURSE.

	More Information
	RECOMMENDED READINGS: ACHILLE PISANTI, SUPERCALIFRAGILISTIC... TEORIE, FORMULE E ATTREZZI DELLA SERIALITÀ, MILANO, MELTEMI, 2022. NICOLA DUSI, GIORGIO GRIGNAFFINI, CAPIRE LE SERIE TV. GENERI, STILI, PRATICHE, ROMA, CAROCCI, 2020. EMANUELA PIGA BRUNI, ROMANZO E SERIE TV. CRITICA SINTOMATICA DEI FINALI, PISA, PACINI, 2018.

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