MFC5022 - Media, Power and Culture

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a range of concepts, theories and theorists and of their relevance to the area of study;
2. demonstrate an awareness of the political and ethical implications of the construction and use of knowledge;
3. critically mobilize these knowledges in the performance of cultural analysis;
4. demonstrate research and academic writing skills.

Content:

This module examines the theoretical and empirical aspects of media, culture and society. The module focuses on each term separately and identifies their points of connection through the analysis of politics, gender, race, identity, celebrity and surveillance.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lectures introduce topics that address the relationship between media, culture and society in national and global contexts. Seminars are structured around debates on the validity of theoretical models and their application to small or big scale media events and rituals. The module enables students to develop a range of theoretical and research skills with regard to the relationship between media, culture and society. Considering the content and learning outcomes, the module needs to be delivered over two semesters. In each semester students are guided through weekly analyses of specific case studies, which relate to specific theoretical models. The module follows a specific narrative by introducing a series of specific media, social and cultural theories and then proceeds in the second semester where students are expected to demonstrate familiarity with relevant concepts and debates and in turn apply them to identity and global politics as well as to social affairs.

Lecture
Contact hours 20
Intended Group Size: Cohort

Seminars
Contact hours 20
Intended Group Size: 2 x 15

Guided independent study
160 hours

Assessment:

001 Essay 1; 2,000 words; end of semester 1 50%
002 Essay 2; 2,000 words; end of semester 2 50%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Kostas Maronitis
Level - 5
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 5YL

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