History of the Media Landscape

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Cursusdoel

  • Basic knowledge of the development of the European media landscape from approximately 1400 CE to the present.
  • Introduction to (media-)historical research skills, including the use of theory in historical research and the interpretation of primary sources.
  • How to study various types of academic texts effectively (particularly academic articles).
  • General academic writing skills, such as structuring an argument, organizing paragraphs, signposting, the effective use of academic language, and the ability to reason and formulate ideas logically and with precision.

Vakinhoudelijk

This course offers a basic overview of the development of the European media landscape from the late Middle Ages to the present. The course addresses selected topics from the history of print, theater, film, radio, television, and the Internet. In doing so, it devotes special attention to the interrelations between different media.

Two questions are central to the course. First, how have various media developed over time? Second, what role have media played in major political, economic, social, and cultural changes that have occurred in European societies since the Middle Ages? To answer the second question, we will engage with theoretical insights and concepts, particularly German philosopher Jürgen Habermas' idea of the "public sphere."

We will not take Habermas' theory at face value. Rather, we will examine it critically, asking whether it requires supplementation or revision along various lines. In this way, the course lays a foundation for subsequent courses on the history of individual media as well as more theoretically oriented courses on contemporary media and their social functions.

This course is part of Core Profile 1 of the BA Media and Culture in English.

Werkvormen

Hoorcollege
Toelichting

While lectures focus on knowledge transfer, seminars (specifically aimed at first-year students who have just started the program) are primarily concerned with acquiring the basic academic skills necessary to master and apply the study material at the level required within the academic learning environment.

Bijdrage

Providing peer feedback, completing assignments.

Voorbereiding

Studying literature, completing assignments.

Werkcollege

Toetsing

Opdracht

Verplicht | Weging 10% | ECTS 0,75

Paper

Verplicht | Weging 40% | ECTS 3

The extent to which the student is able to identify the core content of the reading and lecture material and present it in correct English; the extent to which the student is able to write a coherent, contemplative text in correct English, using the theoretical and historical knowledge acquired in the course; the extent to which the student is able to interpret a primary historical source at an introductory level.

Schriftelijke toets

Verplicht | Weging 50% | Minimum cijfer 5,5 | ECTS 3,75

Quality of the paper as a piece of academic writing; knowledge of lectures and reading assignments; ability to combine insights, information and arguments found in lectures and readings; ability to report about all of this in English.

As specified in the course manual.

Ingangseisen en voorkennis

Ingangseisen

Er is geen informatie over verplichte ingangseisen bekend.

Voorkennis

Er is geen informatie over benodigde voorkennis bekend.

Voertalen

  • Engels

Cursusmomenten

Gerelateerde studies

Tentamens

Type Datum Tijd Locatie
Schriftelijke toets woensdag 1 november 2023 17:00 - 20:00

Verplicht materiaal

Materiaal Omschrijving
LEESBUNDEL Jukka Kortti, Media in History: An Introduction to the Meanings and Transformations of Communication over Time (paperback edition recommended). Further reading materials available via Blackboard.
BOEK Bordwell, David, and Kristin Thompson. Film History: An Introduction. 5th Edition. New York: McGraw and Hill, 2022.
BOEK Monahan, Dave, and Richard Barsam. Looking at Movies: An Introduction to Film. 7th Edition. New York: Norton, 2022.

Aanbevolen materiaal

Er is geen informatie over de aanbevolen literatuur bekend

Opmerkingen

Only for students of the BA Media and Culture in English.

Coördinator

dr. A.W.T. van der Velden a.vandervelden@uu.nl

Docenten

K. van der Molen k.vandermolen@uu.nl
G.M. Hoogland g.m.hoogland@uu.nl
dr. A.W.T. van der Velden a.vandervelden@uu.nl
R.J.M. Vriend MA r.j.m.vriend@uu.nl
dr. I.O. de Vries I.O.devries@uu.nl

Inschrijving

Let op: deze cursus is niet toegankelijk voor studenten van andere faculteiten, bijvakkers mogen zich dus niet inschrijven.

Inschrijving
Van dinsdag 30 mei 2023 tot en met vrijdag 23 juni 2023

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