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Identical coursesPopular Literature and Other Media (B-KUL-F0AS0A)
Aims
Students
- will gain insight into the history of popular literature in its interactions with other media.
- will be introduced to the workings of cultural industries and be able to demonstrate it through case studies.
- will be able to grasp the interaction between word and image in popular literary genres such as comics and photo novels.
Previous knowledge
Basic knowledge of literary-theoretical problems as discussed in Literary Theory in BA1 and BA2.
Is included in these courses of study
- Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in de taal- en letterkunde (60 sp.) en Educatieve master in de talen (120 sp.) (toegepaste taalkunde) (Leuven) 32 ects.
- Schakelprogramma: Master in de culturele studies (Leuven) 56 ects.
- Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in de taal- en letterkunde (60 sp.) en Educatieve master in de talen (120 sp.) (wijsbegeerte) (Leuven) 28 ects.
- Bachelor in de taal- en letterkunde (programma voor studenten gestart vóór 2021-2022) (Leuven) 180 ects.
- Courses for Exchange Students Faculty of Arts (Leuven)
- Bachelor in de taal- en letterkunde (programma voor studenten gestart in 2021-2022 of later) (Leuven) 180 ects.
Activities
4 ects. Popular Literature and Other Media (B-KUL-F0AS0a)
Content
This course offers an introduction to the interaction between literature and other non-textual media. It aims to provide both a theoretical introduction to key concepts (cultural industry, seriality, genre, intermediality, etc.) and the study of a number of historical case studies. It focusus on genres of popular literature that blend word and image, from serial fiction to comics, photo-novels and graphic novels. The course begins with a theoretical and historical section on popular literature as 1) cultural industry and 2) serial production. It then zooms in on a number of media such as serial novels, illustrated magazines, graphic novels, film-photonovels, examined in an inter- and transmedial perspective. It further sheds light on the materiality of those media and their strong interaction with readers and audiences.
Course material
Powerpoints and visual material (via Toledo)
Reader (selection of articles), via Toledo
Evaluation
Evaluation: Popular Literature and Other Media (B-KUL-F2AS0a)
Explanation
The exam is written and includes two parts:
- Content questions (open answers where theory is applied to examples)
- Detail questions (short answers on key concepts, authors or works)
Information about retaking exams
The resit exam is the same as the first exam.