The course is included in these curricula and study modules
The course takes place in period
3 (2021-01-01 to 2021-03-21)
Level/category
Teaching language
English
Type of course
Compulsory
Cycle/level of course
Second
Recommended year of study
1
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
In line with the learning competences of a master level course of the European Qualification Framework (https://ec.europa.eu/ploteus/en/content/descriptors-page External link), and consists of the following:
? Skills - A comprehensive range of cognitive and practical skills required to develop creative solutions to abstract problems.
? Responsibility and autonomy - Exercise management and supervision in contexts of work or study activities where there is unpredictable change; review and develop performance of self and others.
Learning outcomes
In line with the learning outcomes of a master level course of the European Qualification Framework (https://ec.europa.eu/ploteus/en/content/descriptors-page External link), and consists of the following:
? Knowledge - Comprehensive, specialized, factual and theoretical knowledge in the field of the political economy of the media and an awareness of the boundaries of that knowledge.
? Skills - A comprehensive range of cognitive and practical skills required to develop creative solutions to abstract problems.
? Responsibility and autonomy - Exercise management and supervision in contexts of work or study activities where there is unpredictable change; review and develop performance of self and others.
Course contents
Political economy is a distinctive approach to the social world, which looks at the material, and immaterial factors, the processes and the relations among the social actors involved in the competition for the control over the distribution of values in society. The political economy of the media is the approach that looks at these factors, processes and relations as far as the media are concerned. In this course, the students will engage with the critical tradition of the political economy of the media, a relatively new but already established approach with roots in critical social theory and normative theory.
In this course, students will learn about the dynamic dimension of media management or the interplay of social forces supporting change and continuity in the media industry.
Prerequisites and co-requisites
A bachelor degree and at least three years work experience gained after completing the higher education degree
Recommended or required reading
1. Hahnel, Robin, 2014. The ABCs of Political Economy. London: Pluto Press.
2. Wasko, Janet, et. al. 2011. The Handbook of Political Economy of Communication. London: Blackwell.
3. Hardy Jonathan, 2014. Critical Political Economy of the Media. An Introduction. New York: Routledge.
4. Gehl, Robert W. 2014. Reverse Engineering Social Media. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.
5. Fuchs, C. and Mosco, V. eds. 2016. Marx and the Political Economy of the Media. Brill
Study activities
- Lectures - 20 hours
- Individual studies - 100 hours
- Internet-based studies - 15 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 135 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 135 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
Essays, reports, productions and portfolio
Assessment requirements
To pass the course the student should attend the course no less than 80% and write a short essay.
Teacher
Stocchetti Matteo
Examiner
Stocchetti Matteo
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit (10 students enrolled)
Assignments valid until
12 months after course has ended
The timetable of the course
Wednesday 13.1.2021 - 16:30-19:30
Thursday 14.1.2021 - 16:30-19:30
Wednesday 27.1.2021 - 16:30-19:30
Thursday 28.1.2021 - 16:30-19:30
Wednesday 10.2.2021 - 16:30-19:30
Course enrolment period
2020-12-18 to 2021-01-13
Assessment methods
Date will be announced later - Reports and productions
Date | Time | Room | Title | Description | Organizer |
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2021-01-13 | 16:30 - 19:30 | A311 | Political Economy of Media | Stocchetti Matteo | |
2021-01-14 | 16:30 - 19:30 | A311 | Political Economy of Media | Stocchetti Matteo | |
2021-01-27 | 16:30 - 19:30 | A311 | Political Economy of Media | Stocchetti Matteo | |
2021-01-28 | 16:30 - 19:30 | A311 | Political Economy of Media | Stocchetti Matteo | |
2021-02-10 | 16:30 - 19:30 | A311 | Political Economy of Media | Stocchetti Matteo |