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The Politics of Identity, Digital Storytelling and Citizenship

2021/2022
Academic Year
ENG
Instruction in English
4
ECTS credits
Delivered at:
Institute of Media
Course type:
Elective course
When:
2 year, 2 module

Instructor


Verbilovich, Volha

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course aims to explore modern theories of identity and citizenship in addressing different formats of digital storytelling. Personal stories told in social media by individuals and communities with different social experiences are viewed as direct collective action, a way to problematize their own identity, a resource for the economy of media attention. Students are offered digital ethnography tools to explore mentioned stories in the topic they choose. The first part of the course is devoted to the discussion of relevant theoretical concepts and frameworks. The second part is built on the methodological inquiry into digital ethnography and empirical analysis of the narratives. Students who are willing to work with the specific software (MAXQDA) to analyze digital stories are guided by the lecturer during the workshops mentioned below in the course Blueprint. These students should install the trial 30-days version of the software. However, the use of software is not an obligatory decision, students can work on the empirical analysis of the chosen stories manually.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • To evaluate and discuss modern theoretical concepts of identity and citizenship within the framework of digital storytelling reseacrh
  • To explicate the relevant foundations of digital ethnography for empirical research of personal and collective digital stories
  • To introduce a complex analytical framework based on the particular theoretical concept and ethnographic research of digital stories in the chosen matter of concern
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • To explicate the relevant foundations of digital ethnogra
  • To introduce a complex analytical framework based on the particular theoretical concept and ethnographic research of digital stories in the chosen matter of concern
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Theoretical background and Critical Revision
  • Research projects discussion & Workshops
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Seminar activities (including assignments discussions)
  • non-blocking Assignment 1
    One-paragraph reflection on the definition of Digital Storytelling
  • non-blocking Assignment 2
    One-paragraph reflection on the definition of Identity Politics with the focus on the potential matter of concern (personal or community stories)
  • non-blocking Assignment 3
    Brief oral presentation (10 min) of the chosen article or book chapter with critical reflections on the potential to apply the ideas presented by the author(s) in the individual reseach project on the chosen matter of concern
  • non-blocking Assignment 4
    Draft of the Research question and Problem justification (one paragraph). Prepared preliminary data set: archive of social media posts (up to 15 short texts). To install the MAXQDA 30-days trial version (for those students who are willing to try it) https://www.maxqda.com/trial
  • non-blocking Assignment 5
    One-page analytical report on the preliminary results of the digital stories analysis. Showing core insights and potential connections to the concepts discussed in the course
  • non-blocking Assignment 6
    Oral presentations of the final paper draft. 10-15 min, ppt or other formats are welcomed, but not obligatory. Class discussion of the core findings and ways to improve the paper
  • non-blocking Final paper
    Complete paper with extended analysis of theoretical concepts and its relevance to the chosen field research. Final results of the personal or collective digital stories analysis. Data integration is required: quotes from the narratives, context and secondary data analysis, etc.
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2021/2022 2nd module
    0.25 * Seminar activities (including assignments discussions) + 0.1 * Assignment 6 + 0.06 * Assignment 5 + 0.06 * Assignment 1 + 0.35 * Final paper + 0.06 * Assignment 3 + 0.06 * Assignment 4 + 0.06 * Assignment 2
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Dahlgren, P. (2006). Doing citizenship. ISSN: 1367-5494. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367549406066073
  • L. Alcoff, M. Hames-García, S. Mohanty, Michael Hames-García, & Paula M.L. Moya. (2006). Identity Politics Reconsidered: Vol. 1st ed. Palgrave Macmillan.

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Abigail De Kosnik, & Keith Feldman. (2019). #identity : Hashtagging Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Nation. University of Michigan Press.
  • John Hartley, & Kelly McWilliam. (2009). Story Circle : Digital Storytelling Around the World. Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Ken Plummer. (1995). Telling Sexual Stories : Power, Change and Social Worlds. Routledge.
  • Ken Plummer. (2003). Intimate Citizenship : Private Decisions and Public Dialogues. University of Washington Press.
  • Myra Marx Ferree, & Beth Hess. (2000). Controversy and Coalition : The New Feminist Movement Across Four Decades of Change: Vol. 3rd ed. Routledge.
  • VON BLUM, P. (2013). In Defense of Identity Politics. Tikkun (Duke University Press), 28(4), 23–27. https://doi.org/10.1215/08879982-2367469