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Multimodality: Print and Digital Anglophone Narratives

PROGRAM DURATION:

2024-09-30 - 2025-04-30 ( 100 hours )

IMPLEMENTATION METHOD:

Remotely

ECTS:
3,5
Tuition fees:
200€
Program Director:
Tatiani Rapatzikou

Form Submission is completed on

23-03-2025

Multimodality: Print and Digital Anglophone Narratives

Form Submission is completed on

23-03-2025

INFORMATION

  • Short Description

    The program focuses on the in-depth understanding of Anglophone literary multimodal storytelling with reference to a variety of multimodal narratives (print and digital) and digital applications. It is taught asynchronously in English and offers both synchronous and asynchronous feedback and guidance, while it provides learners the opportunity of flexible attendance and self-paced learning (asynchronous teaching and activities; synchronous/asynchronous communication and presentations).

    Duration: 100 hours/participant

    Program Start Dates (will run twice):

    Cycle 3 – Winter Semester

    • Start: 30/9/2024
    • End: 10/11/2024

    Cycle 4 – Spring Semester

    • Start: 3/2/2025
    • End: 30/4/2025

    Applications are submitted online:

    • For Cycle 3: from 17/9/2024 to 6/10/2024
    • For Cycle 4: from 1/3/2025 to 23/3/2025

    Platforms: Elearning and ZOOM (supported by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AUTh)

    Language: English

    ECTS: 3,5

    Certificate: Specialized Training

    Cost: €200

    Discount: Two full scholarships available depending on the number of registrants to the program (see Discount Policy for details)

     

    The Scientific Coordinator of the program is Dr. Tatiani Rapatzikou, Associate Professor, Department of American Literature and Culture, School of English, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece.

    Tatiani Rapatzikou (Associate Professor AUTh) was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the M.I.T. Comparative Media Studies program ιn summer 2009, a Visiting Research Scholar at the Program in Literature at Duke University, U.S. in Spring 2012, while in Winter 2016 and 2022 she was a Visiting Research Scholar at the Department of English at York University, Toronto, Canada, and at the Department of Fine Arts and the Humanities at Alberta University Augusta Campus, Canada. She is the coordinator of the project “Urban Environments in Transition” (Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund-International Competition 2012 with the participation of the Fulbright Foundation). Also, she is the Director of the Multimodal Research & Reading Group of the School of English, AUTh. For the period between 2019-2022, she was the director of the Digital Humanities Lab “Psifis” of the Faculty of Philosophy at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She is also a member of the General Editor team of the online, open source, blind reviewed and DOAJ sealed Ex-Centric Narratives: Journal of Anglophone Literature, Culture and Media hosted by the Prothiki AUTh Library and Information Centre. In 2020, she was awarded a Fellowship by the Eccles Center for American Studies for her research in the British Library (London, U.K.) on contemporary American literary production and digitality. She teaches courses and supervises research projects that focus on contemporary American fiction and poetry, cyber-gothic and the uncanny, electronic literature, the convergence of print and digital literature.

    The program is delivered by the Scientific Director of the program as well as specialized academic staff (Postdoctoral researchers, PhD holders, and PhD candidates) in the field of multimodality in print and digital narratives.

    Vasileios Delioglanis has taught as an adjunct lecturer in Greek universities, while also teaching English at Primary State School Education in Greece. He holds a Ph.D. in Locative Media and North American Literature and Culture (from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), funded by the Board of Greek State Scholarships Foundation (I.K.Y.). He also holds an M.A. in American Literature and Culture, and a B.A. in English from the School of English, AUTh, Greece. He is the webmaster and a member of the European Association for American Studies (EAAS) as well as a Board member of the Hellenic Association for American Studies (HELAAS) and a member of the Multimodal Research and Reading Group of the School of English, AUTh. His monograph, entitled Narrating Locative Media, was published in 2023 by Palgrave Macmillan. His research focuses on contemporary American literature and culture and digital humanities.

    Despoina Feleki is Postdoctoral Researcher in the School of English, Auth and appointed School Principal in Primary Education. She studies the effects of new media and social networking sites on civic engagement and active citizenship of young Greek learners (Primary and Secondary Education). Feleki teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses, focusing on the intersection between textuality and digitality in Anglophone cultural multimodal texts (literature, poetry, videogames, films, online platforms). She is a Fulbright alumna and in 2019-2020 she worked as an Academic Scholar in the School of English Auth. Her other research interests include Anglophone Young Adult literature, Studies in Popular Culture and Videogames. She has published numerous works in international academic journals. Hen monologue, titled “Stephen King in the New Millennium: Gothic Mediations on New Writing Materialities,” was out by Cambridge Scholars Publishing in 2018.

    Evgenia Kleidona is an independent associate at the Institute of Modern Greek Studies (Manolis Triandaphyllidis Foundation. At the same time, she conducts her doctoral research in the Department of American Literature and Culture, AUTh, with a focus on Interactive Fiction. She is a member of the Hellenic Association for American Studies as well as of the Multimodal Research and Reading Group of the School of English, AUTh. Her research interests include contemporary American literature and culture, digital media, and gender studies. Her research on digital media as well as on gender identities in American literature has been published and presented in scientific journals and international conferences respectively. She has offered supportive teaching for courses of the Department of American Literature and Culture, AUTh, and she has delivered a series of seminars and workshops on the creation of digital interactive narratives and/or their implementation as educational tools.

    Thomas Mantzaris is a scholar of 20th and 21st-century American literature. In his PhD thesis, he examined experimentation with multimodality in the context of contemporary, print-based, American fiction. His research engagement with multimodal Anglophone literature (print and digital) involves publications in academic journals as well as conference presentations. Multimodal literary narratives have been part of undergraduate courses and seminars he has delivered to students, educators, and the wider community. He is a Fulbright Fellow, a member of the Hellenic Association for American Studies, and a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. He has taught as an academic scholar in the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting (Ionian University) and as an adjunct lecturer at School of English, AUTh. His research interests include multimodal and experimental narratives, 20th and 21st-century American literature, and photography.

    Paschalia Mitskidou is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of American Literature and Culture, School of English Language and Literature, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece. She holds an M.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Western Macedonia and a B.A. in History from the Ionian University. Her Ph.D. project concentrates on virtual reality in contemporary American culture and the ways in which the historical past is reconstructed through virtual reality narrative practices. She has presented findings of her research in international conferences in Greece and abroad. She was a tutor in the undergraduate courses Workshop in Critical Writing: Fiction (winter semester 2021-22) and Computer Literacy and Research Skills: Literary Studies (spring semester 2020-21) at the School of English, AUTh. She is a member of the Hellenic Association for American Studies (HELAAS) and the Multimodal Research and Reading Group of the School of English, AUTh. Her research interests include contemporary American fiction, digital culture, and virtuality in the context of new media technologies, interactive/multimodal digital narratives and virtual reality as a storytelling tool. She is a freelance writer and editor, and a tutor of Greek as a foreign language.

    Maria Virginia Tsikopoulou is a Ph.D. Candidate at the Department of American Literature and Culture, School of English, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and a Fulbright alumna. She holds a MA (2018) in English and American Studies (AUTh) and a BA (2015) in English Language and Literature (AUTh). In 2022, she visited NYU and the Department of English as well as the Brooklyn Art Library in New York City under the auspices of the Fulbright Foundation in Greece for PhD-related research. In 2022-2023, she also visited la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in Spain, with an Erasmus scholarship. She has taught the courses Computer Literacy and Research Skills: Literary Cycle and Workshop in Critical Writing: Poetry at the School of English (AUTh). Her research interests revolve around urban space, contemporary American fiction, experimental narratives and artistic practices.

    Teaching Staff
    The program is delivered by the following members:

    Tatiani Rapatzikou

    (Associate Professor, Department of American Literature and Culture, School of English, AUTh)

    Vasileios Delioglanis

    (PhD holder in American Literature and Culture, School of English, AUTh; Primary Education Teacher)

    Despoina Deleki

    (Postdoctoral researcher in American Literature and Culture, School of English AUTh; Primary Education Teacher)

    Evgenia Kleidona

    (PhD candidate, Department of American Literature and Culture, School of English, AUTh)

    Thomas Mantzaris

    (PhD holder in American Literature and Culture, School of English AUTh)

    Paschalia Mitskidou

    (PhD candidate, Department of  American Literature and Culture, School of English, AUTh)

    Maria-Virginia Tsikopoulou

    (PhD candidate, Department of American Literature and Culture, School of English AUTh)

  • Aim and objectives

    The program aims to:

    • Approach multimodality in print-based and electronic/digital Anglophone narratives;
    • Familiarize participants with basic theoretical concepts (interactivity, hypetextuality, digital participatory environments etc);
    • Understand the impact of multimodality on narrative and reading practices as well as on cognitive skills;
    • Expose participants to innovative/experimental forms of print and digital Anglophone narration;
    • Comprehend the development of hybrid narrative models;
    • Reinforce interdisciplinarity as regards the blend of literary narration and digital innovation;
    • Develop critical thinking on the understanding, reading, and analysis of digital narratives — such as interactive (Twine application), hypertextual, locative (mobile/locative narratives & apps), virtual reality, interactive games, digital applications (Java, Flash, Python, Twitter — and multimodal texts;
    • Explore new trends in the field of Anglophone multimodal print and digital narratives;
    • Acquire knowledge and digital skills that can be implemented in various professional contexts (authors, scholars, educators).
  • Learning Outcomes

    Upon completion of the course, participants will acquire the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

    Knowledge:

    • Acquire a wide range of theoretical information on the concept of multimodality in Anglophone print and digital literary narratives;
    • Acquire knowledge on cutting-edge fields (apps/GPS tools, virtual reality, Twine interactive narrative, narratives whose composition derives from programming languages Python, Flash, Java) and connect them with digital literary narratives;
    • Acquire basic knowledge on participation in digital platforms with the aim to comprehend complex interactions that take place among their active members.

    Skills:

    • Acquire knowledge and practical skills with attention to twentieth-century experimental Anglophone literary writing so as to understand the innovative forms of digital narratives that have appeared in the twenty-first century;
    • Combine the above knowledge so as to perform complicated tasks (on reading and interactivity) in the field of digital and print multimodal narratives;
    • Acquire specialized skills (interdisciplinary methodology) to integrate them in fields such as education and creative writing.

    Abilities:

    • Autonomous design of digital multimodal narratives and initiatives in order to apply them to educational and creative contexts.
  • Target audience

    Since the program combines literary writing with digital technology and other media, it is addressed to alumni/a of various departments with a background in the Humanities & Liberal Arts (indicative domains: Greek and foreign literatures and cultures, pedagogy, fine arts, film, journalism and media).

  • Selection criteria

    Those interested in the program are required to submit their application electronically via the webpage of the Center for Education and Lifelong Learning, AUTh.

    The following documents would need to be submitted to this email: multimodality@enl.auth.gr

    • Personal CV (Greek or English)
    • Motivation letter (preferably in English)
    • For degree holders, a transcript of undergraduate and/or postgraduate courses is required
    • Certificate of English language skills (B2 or above)
    • Certificate of digital skills (optional)

    In the selection of participants, the submission of all documents will be considered. Participants will also be selected on a first-come first-served basis.

    Those selected to attend the course would need to have:

    • Access to Internet
    • Personal email
    • Basic computer skills
  • Format

    The program involves:

    Asynchronous teaching

    • Video-recorded lectures

    Asynchronous activities

    • Short-answer tasks
    • Participation in Quiz
    • Practical application of weekly material
    • Participation in Discussion Forum activities
    • Study of material

    Synchronous/Asynchronous communication

    • Feedback to participants (weeks 1-5)

    Synchronous/Asynchronous presentations

    • Presentations of final assignments (week 6)

    All asynchronous activities, program material and submission of assignments will take place via the AUTh’s digital platform Elearning.

    All synchronous/asynchronous activities will take place via ZOOM (supported by AUTh).

  • Modules
  • Educational Materials / Benefits
    1. Educational Material

    The study material on a week-by-week basis includes:

    • Lectures (voice-over PowerPoint presentations) [via Elearning]
    • Primary source excerpts (pdf) [via Elearning]
    • Secondary source excerpts (pdf) [via Elearning]
    • Access to electronic primary sources (open access) [via Elearning]
    • Access to bibliographic material (journal essays, chapters from edited volumes) via the AUTh Electronic Library Catalogue under the heading of “Articles, Journals” (https://search.lib.auth.gr/Summon/Home?lng=en )

    [via a vpn connection; specific guidelines will be provided to the registered course participants before the beginning of the program].

    1. Other Benefits

    The program provides to the course participants:

    • 3,5 ECTS credits (corresponding to 100 h plan per person) with the completion of the course;
    • Opportunities for weekly participation in online discussion forum and multimodal hands-on activities via the Elearning platform;
    • Feedback and guidance (on an individual and group basis) by the course instructors.
  • Liabilities

    Obligations of Trainees:

    1. Participation in the programs of K.E.DI.BI.M. of the AUTH implies full acceptance of the program’s Study Guide and the Internal Regulation of Operation of the K.E.DI.BI.M. of the AUTH.
    2. The presence/attendance of trainees in the educational programs is mandatory. In the programs, which are realized in physical presence, as in those implemented using the modern method of tele-education, the study is generally mandatory and the limit of absences cannot exceed 10% of the prescribed training hours. The monitoring of asynchronous education is implemented according to the study schedule set by each program.
    3. For the successful completion of the program, the participants should:
    4. not exceed 10% absences of the scheduled training hours
    5. have passed the exams
    6. have paid all the tuition fees by 2/6/2024 for participants of the 1st cycle, and 16/6/2024 for participants of the 2nd

    Rights of Trainees:

    1. Trainees are informed by the Department of Administrative Support of K.E.DI.BI.M. for all kinds of information related to the operation of the Centre.
    2. Trainees are supported electronically through the educational platform by the trainers, as part of the educational process, to resolve questions and provide clarifications related to the thematic units of the program.
    3. Trainees have the right to apply for the interruption/termination of their program attendance and a refund of their tuition fees, in accordance with the provisions of par. 12.9 hereof.
    4. Students’/Trainees’ work is protected under the Copyright Regulations/Provisions.
  • Certificate

    After successful completion of the program, participants receive a Certificate of Specialized Training, which is issued by the Center for Education and Lifelong Learning AUTH and signed by the President of the Center.

    Participants who have attended but not successfully completed the program, will be awarded a Certificate of Attendance.

  • Contact

    For further information, please contact: Thomas Mantzaris

    Tel: 6972891989

    Available hours: Mondays 10-12am and Thursdays 12.00-2.00pm

    Email: multimodality@enl.auth.gr

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PARTICIPATION COST

The cost of the program is €200.

The sum can be paid in two instalments. The bank details will be made available in due course.

  • For 3rd cycle participants, the dates of the instalments are:

1st instalment: 30/9

2nd instalment: 7/10

  • For 4th cycle participants, the dates of the instalments are:

1st instalment: 3/2

2nd instalment: 10/2

The program offers 2 full scholarships depending on the number of registrants to the program: for more than 5 registrants, 1 scholarship is offered; for more than 10 registrants, 2 scholarships are offered.

Please email multimodality@enl.auth.gr in order to inquire whether a scholarship application can be submitted.

To be considered for a tuition waiver, applicants are required to submit a brief motivation letter in English (500 words), a transcript of grades from the BA and/or MA programs already completed as well as their most recent Tax statement (E1). The grade transcripts and E1 form can be in either Greek or English.

If necessary, shortlisted applicants will be invited for a brief online interview.

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