Religie, Media en Populaire Cultuur

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Religie, Media en Populaire Cultuur
Leerdoelen	After successfully finishing this course, students will know how to apply semiotic, aesthetic, and discursive approaches and critical thinking in the academic study of religion and culture; they will be able to identity different levels of interaction between religion, media, and popular culture; they will be able to analyze the impact of media and popular culture on lived religion, as well as the effects of the (re)presentation of religion in media on society and in the public domain.
Omschrijving	Religion is an important element of popular culture, and the emergence of new media and new public spaces has changed the way religion is expressed, experienced, and studied. In this course, we will analyze different levels of interaction between religion, media, and popular culture in Euro-American and Asian contexts. Using examples from various fields and media, we will explore the narrative, sonic, and visual cultures that shape and reshape ‘religion’ today. Students will study concepts and theories such as media ‘production’ and ‘reception,’ ‘mediation’ and ‘mediatization,’ ‘aesthetics’ and ‘discourse’ in their re-lation to religion and spirituality; the double process of (1) the adoption of media by religious groups and (2) the adoption of religious imagery by secular media; the effects of media translation/transmission of religious culture on the social understanding of religion; the effects of the interplay between religious culture and media on the media domain. These concepts and themes will be illustrated through case studies.
Uren per week	6
Onderwijsvorm	hoor-/werkcollege
Toetsvorm	assignments, paper/presentation
Vaksoort	bachelor
Coördinator	prof. dr. C.K.M. von Stuckrad
Docent(en)	dr. E. Mucciarelli ,dr. M. van Dijk ,prof. dr. C.K.M. von Stuckrad
Entreevoorwaarden	None
Opmerkingen	“In the event of emergency situations and force majeur, such as societal lockdown, changes may need to be made to class schedules and assessment. Your lecturer will inform you of these changes as soon as possible, should such a situation arise.” The course can be of interest to students in the Faculty of Arts (Dept. Media and Journalism). Course is open to students outside the Faculty; those students need to contact the course convener in order to see if their preparation can fit the class. ASSIGNMENTS: Oral Presentation - Critical analysis of one media example. Each presentation will last 45 minutes and will be organised and delivered weekly by a group of students (preferably three; the number will depend on students’ enrolment). Each group will have to prepare (1) a powerpoint and (2) a handout with the structure of their presentation, main points and eventual quotations, and the list of sources used. Reading between the Lines - Students will select four items (either news article or advertising) from newspapers or other media platform and write a 500 word reflection paper on each of them. These short papers will be analyses of the religious elements present in the items, through application of theories and concepts studied during this course. Research Paper - each student will have to submit a 3000 words research paper. Drafts of the papers will be submitted in advance in order to receive teachers’ feedback before the final submission. LITERATURE: Selected articles and book chapters will be provided at the beginning of the course Students who follow this module within the minor Relgion, Ritual and Mythology will get 5 ECTS for an adjusted course unit (THB2-RMPC5)
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Bachelor Religious Studies 2 semester II a verplicht Bachelor Theologie 2 semester II a keuzegroep Bachelor Theologie met Grieks 2 semester II a keuzegroep Exchange programme: bachelormodules 1 semester II a keuze Open Colleges 1 semester II a verplicht Premaster RPAM, RCG, RHW and RCH 1 semester II a keuzegroep