Introduction to Media Studies

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Cursusdoel

Students who have completed the course successfully will be able to:
  • recognize, name and describe basic theories, methods and tools in media studies
  • test and apply these theories, methods and tools on/ to specific case studies;
  • identify how these theories, methods and tools interact with other fields of studies;
  • express their findings both orally and on paper.

Vakinhoudelijk

In the 21st century, media usage has become synonymous with daily life. Whether you’re checking your phone for new social media posts, catching up on the latest streaming series, listening to a podcast, meeting your friends at the movie theater on a Friday night, or spending that evening creating a new TikTok video, you are constantly engaged with endless flow of media production, distribution and consumption. As those digital media have eroded the previous boundaries between industries, genres, and platforms, they have become ever more inextricably intertwined with our daily lives. Our shared need for a better understanding of media has never been greater.

This course therefore provides an introduction to the field of media studies. “Media Texts” starts by giving students the basic conceptual and analytical tools to study and dissect audiovisual narrative media. This part of the course will be focused on the descriptive analysis of media texts. The second part of the course, “Media Power,” will introduce students to the primary production practices and ownership structures that have defined how media are made, and how media circulate as commodities. In the third part of the course, “Media Meanings,” we will then turn our attention to how meanings are created, circulated, and challenged by the audiences who engage actively with them.
Format
The course is divided into three sections. The first section deals with the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of media analysis; the second section examines the political economy of ownership and production in media; and the third section is dedicated to the analysis, circulation, and contestation of meanings of media as they interact with societal debates. Students are expected to comprehensively read and reflect on the assigned texts in preparation for class meetings, actively participate in discussions, give a presentation with fellow students, and hand in written assignments.

Lectures are used to introduce weekly topics, seminar settings provide opportunities to discuss texts concerning the week’s topic and to perform practical in-class exercises with media texts and phenomena. Independent study will prepare you for class sessions and practice critical reading and writing, and excursions guarantee that you are encouraged to reflect on media issues and phenomena in everyday life. Always bring the texts of the week's readings to class, and expect to do quite a bit of writing, both in the form of occasional writing assignments and your individual research paper.

Werkvormen

UCU HUM 1 course

Toetsing

Presentation & Media analysis portfolio

Verplicht | Weging 35% | ECTS 2,63

Final written assignment

Verplicht | Weging 40% | ECTS 3

Critical analyses

Verplicht | Weging 25% | ECTS 1,88

*midterm FEEDBACK*

Niet verplicht

Ingangseisen en voorkennis

Ingangseisen

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Voorkennis

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Voertalen

  • Engels

Competenties

  • Academisch schrijven
  • Debatteren / discoursanalyse
  • Interdisciplinariteit
  • Kritisch lezen
  • Onderzoeksvaardigheden
  • Presenteren

Cursusmomenten

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Verplicht materiaal

Materiaal Omschrijving
BOEK course reader

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Coördinator

N. Köll MA N.Koll@uu.nl

Docenten

D.A. Hassler-Forest D.A.Hassler-Forest@uu.nl

Inschrijving

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

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