LP913-30 Approaching Global Media
Introductory description
The module explores interdisciplinary perspectives in order to understand how the media and communication industries operate. In this module you will gain an overview of the various disciplinary approaches taken in the academic understanding of the global media. Drawing on perspectives from Sociology, Cultural and Communication Studies, amongst others, the module will deepen your understanding of the historical, social and political contexts in which the media industries are located, and help to shed light on the contemporary landscape in which they operate.
You will also examine the place of the media industries in creating a 'global' society and engage with debates about economic and cultural globalization. The latter part of the module you will consider the role of the global media in shaping and transforming a global public sphere. Further examination of the structure and organisation of the media and cultural industries will help to reveal what is at stake in the proliferation of channels and flows of media messages around the globe.
Module aims
- To place global media and communication in a critical, historical, political and cultural context.
- To examine and evaluate the inter-disciplinary theoretical models used in understanding and critiquing the global media.
- To explore the complex social, political and cultural issues at stake in contemporary forms of global media production and consumption.
- To identify and examine the scale and direction of global flows of communication.
Outline syllabus
This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.
The module is organised around weekly 2 1/2 hour seminars, each based around a discrete topic in the field of global media. Readings are provided each week through the library extracts page.
This is a 30 CAT points module. The bulk of student time should be spent on reading and research, for seminar preparation, preparation for assessed presentations and preparation for the assignment.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
- Work collaboratively with others in seminars and assessed presentations
- Appreciate the place of historical and theoretical forms of knowledge about global communication in applied situations
- Construct a theoretically and empirically informed argument
- Recognise the role of a range of inter-disciplinary research traditions in understanding the global media
- Identify and choose between competing theoretical perspectives on globalization and global communication
- Analyze the role of national and international institutions in shaping global cultural flows
Indicative reading list
Reading lists can be found in Talis
Subject specific skills
Recognise the role of a range of inter-disciplinary research traditions in understanding the global media and understand theoretical perspectives on globalization and global communication. Question assumptions about global media.
Transferable skills
Construct a theoretically and empirically informed argument and work collaboratively with others in seminars and assessed presentations
Study time
| Type | Required |
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| Seminars | 10 sessions of 3 hours (10%) |
| Private study | 270 hours (90%) |
| Total | 300 hours |
Private study description
desk based research
Costs
No further costs have been identified for this module.
You must pass all assessment components to pass the module.
Assessment group A
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| 4000 word essay | 80% | Yes (extension) | |
Reassessment component is the same |
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Assessment component |
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| Seminar Presentation | 20% | Yes (extension) | |
Reassessment component is the same |
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Feedback on assessment
Tabula
Courses
This module is Core for:
- Year 1 of TLPS-W4PG Postgraduate Taught Global Media and Communication
- Year 1 of TTHS-W4PG Postgraduate Taught Global Media and Communication