History of the Media Landscape

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Cursusdoel

  • At the end of the course, you will have:
    - Basic knowledge of the development of (mainly) the Western European and Noth American media landscape from c. 1400 CE to the present. However, the global perspective is also covered through Jukka Kortti's textbook, Media in History: An Introduction to the Meanings and Transformations of Communication over Time.
    - Elementary knowledge of general Western history required to understand the development of the Western media landscape.
    - Elementary insight into how different media have developed and continue to develop in mutual interaction.
    - Elementary understanding of different ways in which media have played and continue to play a role in important political, economic, social, and cultural processes, particularly in Western Europe.
    - Elementary insight into the scope, applicability, and limitations of a number of theoretical insights and concepts (e.g., public sphere, apparatus, spectator) that are often used when studying the role of media in society.
    - Basic understanding of the added value of a comparative and historicizing approach to better understand the interaction between media and society.
  • In terms of acquiring academic/professional and methodological skills/competencies, the course focuses on:
- Studying various types of academic texts (particularly articles) independently and effectively.
- Discussing knowledge and insights from academic publications both orally and in writing.
- Generating and expressing your own insights by comparing , evaluating, and relating information and arguments from academic publications to your own observations.
- Researching and interpreting primary historical sources.
- Study planning and time management. Planning and carrying out learning activities independently and appropriately.

Vakinhoudelijk

This course offers a basic overview of the development of (mainly) the European and North American 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 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.

Only for students 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 25% | ECTS 1,88

Paper

Verplicht | Weging 25% | ECTS 1,88

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

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Voorkennis

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Voertalen

  • Engels

Cursusmomenten

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Tentamens

Type Datum Tijd Locatie
Schriftelijke toets woensdag 30 oktober 2024 17:00 - 20:00

Verplicht materiaal

Materiaal Omschrijving
BOEK Media in History: An Introduction to the Meanings and Transformations of Communication over Time Jukka Kortti Bloomsbury

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Inschrijving

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

Inschrijving
Van maandag 3 juni 2024 tot en met vrijdag 21 juni 2024

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