The Critical Discourse Analysis Approach to Revealing Uses and Abuses of Power (Film Focus) (SoSe 11)

John Bateman

Schedule of Class Meetings

Introduction, Aims, Organisation
1 4.4.2011

Introduction + Organisation + Basics: Language and Power

Basic Methods
2 11.4.2011 Film Analysis: Methods and Practice
3 18.4.2011 Critical Discourse Analysis & Visual Analysis
Practical Session: film protocols
4 2.5.2011

Film protocol report-backs and discussion

5 9.5.2011 Film protocol report-backs and discussion
Theoretical Texts: Power, Language, Media and the Visual: Key Texts
6 16.5.2011

Readings and Discussion

7 23.5.2011 Readings and Discussion
8 30.5.2011

Readings and Discussion

Presentation of Analyses: Analysis + Commentary/Counter-Analysis

9 20.6.2011

FIlm Analysis Presentations

10 27.6.2011 Film Analysis Presentations
11 4.7.2011 Film Analysis Presentations  
12 11.7.2011 Film Analysis Presentations + Wrapup

Readings will be made available
on Stud.IP


Film extracts will either be on Stud.IP
or distributed on CD/DVD in class

A basic computer program for looking
at the film data is available on Stud.IP