Analysis of televised series

Teacher(s)

Sepulchre Sarah; Vanoost Marie (compensates Sepulchre Sarah);

Language

French

Main themes

The course will study the production conditions of cultural production and media and their integration in the sociological field of contemporary culture. It draws on the main theories of the sociology of cultural fields and work on cultural studies. It will then review the major points of entry of cultural production and media (literature, series and soap operas, movies, theater, festivals ...), with particular attention to audio-visual productions. A specific area will be studied more closely each year, from the subject (the return of fantastic, death in art and on the stage ...) and media (TV series, live performances ...).

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1.	Analyze the cultural and media productions throught the concepts and the methods og the narratology and sociology of the culture ;
2.	Be interested in the questions of writing of cultural works, taken in a very broad way (cinema, television, alive performing arts, exposures, festivals...), in their production as in their reception ;
3.	Pose a critical glance on the general theories of the narration, the cultural studies and the communication.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Faculty or entity

COMU