Media studies
Narrative Journalism in Contemporary Ukraine (MEDIA-01)
Lecturer: Mariya Tytarenko, PhD
Credits: 2 credits / 60 academic hours (16 classroom hours)
The course examines the field of creative nonfiction that paradoxically remains relatively unknown in Ukraine since it has not been taught within the curriculum of Ukrainian media studies. Nevertheless, there are numerous brilliant Ukrainian authors, who have not as yet been associated with New Journalism phenomenon that appeared in 1960th in the USA and was first theoretically founded by Tom Wolfe in 1973. The course focuses on great typological variety of the genre (specified by John Warnock), including: Literary Journalism, Autobiography and Biography, Writing about History and Literary Documentary, Travel Writing, Writing about Nature and Culture. Students will be encouraged, in each case, to examine those categories, discussing the most influential Ukrainian authors of the present day, their books, articles, and their writing styles. Special attention will be paid to such authors as Oksana Zabuzhko, Yuriy Andrukhovych, Maria Matios, Serhiy Zhadan, Iren Rozdobudko, Artem Chapay, Lesia Voronyna, Maksym Kidruk, Klara Gudzyk, Mary Mycio, Olena Suslova, and others.
Diverse Media Landscapes of Ukraine (MEDIA-02)
Lecturer: Mariya Tytarenko, PhD
Credits: 2 credits / 60 academic hours (16 classroom hours)
The course focuses primarily on influential Ukrainian printed media, including newspapers and magazines that have recently obtained web-platforms and nowadays create new analogue-and-digital media landscapes. Great attention will be also paid to the Ukrainian TV and radio media, including web-radio and Internet-TV. On the basis of several of the most prominent examples, the course will discuss some key trends and challenges in the sphere. Students will have a chance to compare various examples of the Ukrainian quality media with tabloids; learn about the most influential media corporations in Ukraine, their owners, and policy. The course will provide the students the information on some key media groups acting on Ukrainian TV market such as U.A. Inter Mediа Group Ltd., System Capital Management, 1+1, Victor Pinchuk media group, Ukrainian industrial and investment trust, Media international group (MIG). The course is also intending to give an idea on the Ukrainian media landscape that has been formed by such media as Ukrainska Pravda, Dzerkalo Tyzhnia. Ukraina, Telekrytyka, Den’, Segodnya, Gazeta po-Ukrainsky, Kraiina, Fakty i Kommentarii, Inter, 1+1, Novy Kanal, ICTV, STB, 5 Channel, M-Joy radio, etc.