History of the Media Landscape (2025/2026: Periode 1)

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Cursusdoel

At the end of the course you will have:

• Elementary knowledge of the history of the Western European media landscape from c. 1400 to the present

• Elementary insight into how different media have developed and continue to develop in mutual interaction

• Elementary understanding of the 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, possibilities, and limitations of a number of theoretical insights and concepts that are often used when studying the role of media in societies

In terms of acquiring academic/professional and methodological skills/competencies, the course focuses on letting you practice with:

• Studying academic texts independently and effectively, and in particular doing so critically (i.e. close reading)

• Discussing knowledge and insights from scholarly publications, both orally and in writing

• Becoming familiar with the interpretation of primary historical sources

• Dealing responsibly with generative AI

• Developing academic writing skills

• Referring to academic literature in your own academic texts

• 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.

A Maximum of 8 exchange students will be admitted to this course.

Werkvormen

Hoorcollege
Bijdrage

Active participation.

Voorbereiding

Students prepare for lectures by studying course material and by completing assignments.

Werkcollege
Bijdrage

Active participation, providing peer feedback, completing assignments.

Voorbereiding

Students prepare for seminars by studying course material and by completing assignments.

Toetsing

Opdracht

Verplicht | Weging 40% | ECTS 3

The quality level at which students have learned to use basic research skills, read critically, write academically, process course material independently, and relate course material to observations in/of their own mediated lives.

As specified in the course manual.

Schriftelijke toets

Verplicht | Weging 60% | ECTS 4,5

Knowledge and insight of lectures, course material, seminar discussions and assignments.

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

Thema's

Tentamens

Er is geen tentamenrooster beschikbaar voor deze cursus

Verplicht materiaal

  • BOEK
    Jukka Kortti. Media in History: An Introduction to the Meanings and Transformations of Communication over Time. Bloomsbury.
    Kortti, Jukka. (2019) Media in History: An Introduction to the Meanings and Transformations of Communication over Time.

Aanbevolen materiaal

Er is geen informatie over de aanbevolen literatuur bekend

Coördinator

dr. I.O. de Vries I.O.devries@uu.nl

Docenten

A.S. Waysdorf a.s.waysdorf@uu.nl
A.W. Badenoch A.W.Badenoch@uu.nl
dr. I.O. de Vries I.O.devries@uu.nl
dr. M.E. Wong m.e.wong@uu.nl

Inschrijving

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

Inschrijving
Van maandag 2 juni 2025 tot en met vrijdag 20 juni 2025

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