Level/category
Teaching language
Swedish
Type of course
Free Elective
Recommended year of study
2
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
The objective of the course is to gain basic understanding of certain central aspects of media and communication. By doing this, the student learns how to do individual course reading
Learning outcomes
The objective of the course is to gain basic understanding of certain central aspects of media and communication. By doing this, the student learns how to do individual course reading.
Course contents
media culture as field and phenomenon.
Media critique.
Media analysis.
Prerequisites and co-requisites
None.
Previous course names
-
Recommended or required reading
DEL 1: Obligatorisk helhet (50 %)
Gripsrud, Jostein. Understanding Media Culture (finns på svenska: Mediekultur - Mediesamhälle)
Kunelius, Risto. Budskapets betydelse. En introduktion i massmediefrågor (orig. finska)
(Alternativ: Fiske, John. Kommunikationsteorier [orig. eng.])
DEL 2: Valbara helheter (50 %)
A) Medier och samhällskritik
Postman, Neil. Underhållning till döds (orig. eng.)
Critcher, Chas. Moral Panics and the Media.
(Alternativ: Dow, Bonnie. Prime-Time Feminism)
B) Semiotisk medieanalys
Bignell, Jonathan. Media Semiotics
Kress, Gunther & van Leeuwen, Theo. Multimodal Discourse
(Alternativ: Chandler, Daniel. Semiotics – The Basics)
C) Film och audiovisuella berättelser
Bordwell, David & Thompson, Kristin. Film Art - An Introduction
Bacon, Henry. Audiovisuaalisen kerronnan teoria
(Alternativ: Branigan, Edward. Narrative Comprehension and Film)
D) Television och kultur
Williams, Raymond. Television – Technology and Cultural Form
Spiegel, Lynn & Olsson, Jan (red.). Television after TV. Essays on a Medium in Transition
(Alternativ: Fiske, John. Television Culture)
E) Nya medier och Internet
Lister, Martin et. al. New Media – A Critical Introduction
Gauntlett, David & Horsley, Ross (eds.). Web Studies (2nd ed).
(Alternativ: Bolter, Jay & Grusin, Richard. Remediation)
F) Musik och video
Shuker, Roy. Understanding Popular Music
Vernallis, Carol. Experiencing Music Video - Aesthetics and Cultural Context
(Alternativ: Negus, Keith. Music Genres and Corporate Cultures)
Study activities
- Individual studies - 6 hours
- - 127 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 133 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 133 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Multiform education
Assessment methods
- Exams
- Reports and productions
Examiner
Bergman Mats
Group size
No limit
Course completion date
Date for course completion will be announced later
Assignments valid until
Until further notice
Assessment methods
- Date of examination will be announced later - Exams
- Date will be announced later - Reports and productions