TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

LET002

Academic Year of enrolment:

2021

Year of supply:

2023/2024

Type of Course:

Related/Supplementary

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in HUMANITIES

Disciplinary Sector:

Cinema, Photography and Television

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

PAGELLO Federico

Cycle:

Second semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

162

Prerequisites:

None

Objectives

This teaching contributes to the learning outcomes for the degree course in Literature, providing extensive knowledge of contemporary television and digital media, with a particular focus on TV series.
Knowledge
Once the course is completed, students will have acquired a solid knowledge of the main methods used in the analysis of contemporary television and its relationship to media digitali, particularly as concerns TV serial narratives. Students will be aware of the most important moments in the history of television, which they will able to discuss from a economic, social and technological perspective.
Critical thinking
Students will be able to use the tools they have acquired to offer stylistic analyses of contemporary TV series and to place them within the appropriate historical framework.
Communication skills
Students will be able to discuss the key elements of contemporary television and its relation with digital media, showing its ability to use the appropriate technical vocabulary to analyse TV serial narratives.
Learning skills
The knowledge acquired during the course will allow students to develop their learning skills, which can be applied in further education in the field of humanities.

Contents

Introduction to the study of television and digital media, with a focus on contemporary TV series

Extended Syllabus

The course provides an introduction to the history and the language of television and digital media. The key aspects of all these media will be addressed from a technological, social a cultural perspective.
The course’s main focus is on contemporaruy American and European TV seriality, which will be examined as a telling example of the transformations of television medium in the digital era.
The final section of the course (9 CFU) will concentrate on an in-depth discussion of some key genres in contemporary TV series, through the close analysis of a few exemplary shows in the drama, sitcom, crime, horror, science-fiction and fantasy genres.

Recommended Bibliography

6 CFU
a. A collection of articles and book chapters selected by the teacher will be provided at the beginning of the course. The texts will offer an introduction to the study of television and new media.
b. Gianluigi Rossini, “Le serie TV”, Bologna, Il Mulino, (pp. 216)
c. Jason Mittel, “Complex TV. Teoria e tecnica dello storytelling delle serie tv”, Roma, minimum fax, 2017 (Introduzione, capitoli 1, 2, 4)
9 CFU
Due volumi a scelta fra i seguenti:
1. Marco Teti, “Twin Peaks. Narrazione multimediale ed esperienza di visione”, Milano e Udine, Mimesis, 2018
2. Chiara Checcaglini, “Breaking Bad. La chimica del male: storia, temi, stile”, Milano e Udine, Mimesis, 2014
3. Dom Holdaway, Massimo Scaglioni, “The Walking Dead. Contagio culturale e politica post-apocalittica”, Milano e Udine, Mimesis, 2017
4. Lucia Esposito e Alessandra Ruggiero (a cura di), “Downton Abbey. Il fascino sfacciato dell’aristocrazia”, Milano e Udine, Mimesis, 2021
5. Damiano Garofalo, “Black Mirror. Memorie dal futuro”, Roma: Edizioni Estemporanee, 2017
6. Federico Boni, “American Horror Story. Una cartografia postmoderna del gotico americano”, Milano e Udine, Mimesis, 2016
7. Sara Martin e Valentina Re, “Game of Thrones. Una mappa per immaginare mondi”, Milano, Udine, Mimesis, 2017
8. Elisa Mandelli Elisa, “In treatment. La serialità in analisi,” Milano e Udine, Mimesis 2017
9. Giuliana Benvenuti, “Il brand Gomorra. Dal romanzo alla serie TV”, Bologna, Il mulino, 2017
10. Marta Boni, “Romanzo criminale. Transmedia and beyond”, Venezia, Edizioni Ca’ Foscari-Digital Publishing, 2014

STUDENTS WHO WON’T ATTEND THE LECTURES WILL HAVE TO STUDY TWO ADDITIONAL BOOKS, TO BE CHOSEN AMONG THOSE LISTED ABOVE FOR THE 9CFU COURSE.

Teaching Methods

This teaching (taught lessons) is 63 hours long.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The final assessment consists of an oral exam on the entire syllabus. The aim is to assess students’ skills and in particular, an understanding of the issues discussed during the course, an appropriate knowledge of the bibliography in the course programme, critical and methodological abilities and communication skills will be evaluated. The grading scale goes from 1 to 30 with honours (cum laude): 1-17 fail, 18-21 sufficient, 22-24 fair, 25-27 good, 28-29 very good, 30-30 with honours (cum laude) excellent.

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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