AMU2146 Digital screens

How is the rise of the internet and digital media affecting the nature of screen culture?. New digital technologies are shaping production methods and creating new ways for audiences to engage with moving images ] while cinema and television continue to be popular, screen content is increasingly being consumed on computers, tablets and mobile phones. This unit explores these developments through the analysis of a variety of screen content, ranging from television shows to online videos. It examines the technological, industrial and economic contexts of digital screen culture, the creation of new styles, genres and approaches to narrative, and the emergence of new participatory audiences and modes of spectatorship. The social and ideological significance of these developments is also explored through case studies that focus on representational issues, global and local examples, and the new forms of celebrity that are emerging as a result of these changes.

Through drawing on theories derived from screen studies, digital culture and new media studies, and conducting textual analysis of selected key examples, students explore the current state of screen culture and what it can tell us about our changing world.