Course overview
This course engages with contemporary issues at the intersection of media, culture and politics. Students will develop an understanding of the relationship between media, politics and culture, through engagement with conceptual, theoretical and evaluative models. This course challenges students to think critically about social and political aspects of media activism by engaging with a range of real-world examples and case studies, such as radical activism, government communication and social movement media.
- Approaches To Media And Politics
- Changing Conceptions Of Media, Politics And Activism
- Media And Activism
Course learning outcomes
- Explain, understand and evaluate different theoretical models of media, culture and politics
- Critically examine examples of media politics and activism by drawing on relevant conceptual tools
- Develop and apply a range of communication skills in political activism and democratic change
- Understand the role, use and practical application of different communication platforms and technologies in political communication and activism
Availability
Class details
Magill
Class number 51597
Section TU01
Size 25
Available 23
Class number 51598
Section TU02
Size 25
Available 24
Class number 57871
Section TU03
Size 25
Available 23
Class number 57872
Section TU04
Size 25
Available 24
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