The class will investigate how contemporary television works.
We will look at the institutional frameworks (online TV portals such as iPlayer in the UK as well as subscription video on-demand (SVOD) platforms (such as Netflix, amazon prime, Hulu), transactional video-on-demand (TVOD), such as iTunes) and increasingly hybrid video portals such as YouTube (AVOD: advertising driven video-on-demand) and the theoretical and practical implications of seriality and adaptation.
Both aspects of contemporary TV have created a “realm of repetition and variation”, including “continuation, modification, and expansion” (Kelleter). We will investigate a set of case studies beginning with classic 1990s postmodern broadcast TV series and miniseries (Twin Peaks, The Singing Detective), but also contemporary series in adaptation (Fingersmith, Killing Eve, Doctor Foster etc.).
| Code | 4412250 |
|---|---|
| Degree programme | Double major Bachelor’s degree English Studies, MA, Teacher Training Course: Gymnasien degree English Studies, MA, Teacher Training Course: Gymnasien |
| Lecturer(s) and contact person | Prof. Dr. E. Voigts |
| Type of course | Seminar |
| Semester | Winter semester |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Level of study | Master |
| ECTS credits | Please contact the lecturer |