6 ECTS credits
180 u studietijd

Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 1021436CER voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een gespecialiseerd bachelor niveau.

Semester
1e semester
Inschrijving onder examencontract
Mogelijk
Beoordelingsvoet
Beoordeling (0 tot 20)
2e zittijd mogelijk
Ja
Inschrijvingsvereisten
Students must have taken ‘Critical Thinking in Communication Studies’, before they can enroll in this course.
Onderwijstaal
Engels
Onder samenwerkingsakkoord
Onder interuniversitair akkoord mbt. opleiding
Faculteit
Faculteit Sociale Wetensch & SolvayBusinessSchool
Verantwoordelijke vakgroep
Communicatiewetenschappen
Externe partnerinstelling(en)
Universiteit Gent
Onderwijsteam
Frederik Dhaenens (titularis)
Externe Docenten
Frederik Dhaenens
Onderdelen en contacturen
30 contacturen Hoorcollege
150 contacturen Zelfstudie en externe werkvormen
Inhoud

In order to understand the political-economic and socio-cultural meanings of media and communication in contemporary societies, we must look at and learn from the past. This course offers the students different historical perspectives on media and communication, and demonstrates and illustrates how these historical insights can help us understand contemporary mediated phenomena.

The aim of this course is threefold. First of all, it introduces students to different tendencies and ‘theoretical milestones’ within media and communication history. Second, by elaborating on the notion of multiple histories, this course demonstrates that there is no singular way of writing (and rewriting) media and communication history. It criticizes the hegemony of certain historical accounts and argues that shifting the focus from technology to socio-cultural concerns may result in different histories. Concretely, the course zooms in on a selection of themes, events, and concepts that return throughout the histories of media and communication (e.g., propaganda, moral panic, celebrity culture). Last, the course stimulates students to be critical of historical accounts on media and communication.

Studiemateriaal
Digitaal cursusmateriaal (Vereist) : downloadable powerpoint slides
Digitaal cursusmateriaal (Vereist) : additional scholarly literature (max. 2 book chapters or articles per seminar)
Bijkomende info

This course draws on the following learning methods: 

  • Lecture: The introductory lectures introduce students to key concepts, theories, and various historical perspectives on media and communication. The thematic lectures demonstrate various historical perspectives by discussing particular themes, concepts and practices into depth. 
  • Self-reliant study activities: Students individually and independently process and assess additional scholarly literature that deals with the content of the course. 
Leerresultaten

General Competences

Final competences

  1. Being able to describe the key concepts, historical developments and important theories that deal with media and communication history.
  2. Being able to demonstrate the multilayered and complex character of historical phenomena related to media and communication.
  3. Being able to demonstrate a critical attitude towards media histories.
  4. Being able to argue what the relevance is of media and communication studies for the analysis of contemporary problems and, as such, demonstrate the societal role and responsibility of a media and communication scholar. 

Beoordelingsinformatie

De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Schriftelijk bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer

Binnen de categorie Examen Schriftelijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

  • Written Exam met een wegingsfactor 1 en aldus 100% van het totale eindcijfer.

Aanvullende info mbt evaluatie

This course uses one examination method: the written exam. The exam consists of questions of reproduction, insight and application:

  • The questions of reproduction and insight test the student’s knowledge and understanding of the key concepts, important theories, and histories.
  • The questions of application evaluates the student’s abilities to apply the key concepts onto contemporary, relevant events within contemporary media culture.
Toegestane onvoldoende
Kijk in het aanvullend OER van je faculteit na of een toegestane onvoldoende mogelijk is voor dit opleidingsonderdeel.

Academische context

Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Bachelor of Social Sciences: Communication Studies (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)