The course aims to help students develop the skills for comprehending and analyzing the multi-layered relationship between the practices and discourses of representation in the media, particularly regarding subordinate groups in society, with the notion of power.
The course covers various approaches and conceptualizations put forward by the critical school as regards the notions of power and representation and evaluate their reflections in the processes of encoding and decoding in the media.
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Course Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes | Programme Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
1) Understand the notion of power and its relation to representation | 1,2,3 | A, B | |
2) Identify various discourses and practices regarding the production of mediated representations | 1,2,3 | A, B | |
3) Comprehend the relationship of mediated representations to power dynamics and evaluating them critically | 1,2,3 | A, B |
Course Flow
COURSE CONTENT | ||
Week | Topics | Study Materials |
1 | Introduction | Course readings and other materials |
2 | The notion of power and critical approaches to power | Course readings and other materials |
3 | The notion of power and critical approaches to power | Course readings and other materials |
4 | The notion of representation and critical approaches to it | Course readings and other materials |
5 | The notion of representation and critical approaches to it | Course readings and other materials |
6 | Critical approaches to the relation between power and representation in the media | Course readings and other materials |
7 | Critical approaches to the relation between power and representation in the media | Course readings and other materials |
8 | Midterm | Course readings and other materials |
9 | Gender, representation and power in the media | Course readings and other materials |
10 | Gender, representation and power in the media | Course readings and other materials |
11 | Class identity, representation and power in the media | Course readings and other materials |
12 | Class identity, representation and power in the media | Course readings and other materials |
13 | Ethnic identity, representation and power in the media | Course readings and other materials |
14 | Ethnic identity, representation and power in the media | Course readings and other materials |
15 | Final |
Recommended Sources
RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
Textbook | Hall, S. (Ed.) (2003). Representation: cultural representations and signifying practices. London: Sage. |
Additional Resources |
Rabinow, P. (1984). The Foucault reader. New York: Pantheon Books.
Storey, J. (2018). Cultural theory and popular culture. New York: Routledge. Van Zoonen, L. (2009). Feminist media studies. London: Sage. Wayne, M. (2003). Marxism and media studies: key concepts and contemporary trends. London: Pluto Press. |
Material Sharing
MATERIAL SHARING | |
Documents | |
Assignments | |
Exams | Midterm: Theoretical exam 40% Final: 30% of the exam + 30% of the project |
Assessment
ASSESSMENT | ||
IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
Midterm | 1 | 40 |
Final | 2 | 30 |
Project and Presentation | 1 | 30 |
Total | 100 | |
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 30 | |
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 70 | |
Total | 100 |
Course’s Contribution to Program
COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAMME | ||||||
No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | Develop and enhance the current and advanced knowledge in the field with original thought and/or research and come up with innovative definitions based on Master's degree qualifications. | X | ||||
2 | Conceive the interdisciplinary interaction which the field is related with; come up with original solutions by using knowledge requiring proficiency on analysis, synthesis and assessment of new and complex ideas. | X | ||||
3 | Developing and leading new strategic approaches to solve unforeseen and complex issues in the media studies field through integrative and creative elaboration. | X | ||||
4 | Contributing to the science of media studies through attaining advanced skills in research methodologies; through developing new scientific methods and approaches, importing existing methods from other fields into media studies; through investigating, comprehending, designing, adapting and implementing original topics. | X | ||||
5 | Conducting independent research, analyzing scientific phenomenon through broad, deep and critical perspective, arriving at new syntheses and evaluations in the discipline of media studies. | X | ||||
6 | Publishing scientific articles in reputable refereed journals, presenting papers in scientific conferences in the field of media studies and its sub-disciplines. | X | ||||
7 | Developing effective communication skills to scientifically present and defend original ideas to an expert audience. | X | ||||
8 | To contribute to information society via continuous follow up of social and cultural developments both professionally and academically; To analyse and evaluate media’s agenda setting dynamics and daily events via new media technologies, globalisation and convergence in media. | X | ||||
9 | Develop an innovative knowledge, method, design and/or practice or adapt an already known knowledge, method, design and/or practice to another field; research, conceive, design, adapt and implement an original subject. | X | ||||
10 | Demonstrate functional interaction by using strategic decision making processes in solving problems encountered in the field. | X | ||||
11 | Contribute to the solution finding process regarding social, scientific, cultural and ethical problems in the field and support the development of these values. | X | ||||
12 | Defining, questioning, and categorising the political, economical and social components of the process of media monopolisation. | X | ||||
13 | Discussing media regarding national, global webs and their sectoral effects regarding their relationship to civil society and politics | X | ||||
14 | Assessing and reviewing media regarding the ethical principles and legal regulations. | X | ||||
15 | Being able to use a foreign language fluently for both comprehending scientific publications and developing proper communication with foreign colleagues, (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale”, Level B1). | X |
ECTS
ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total
Workload (Hour) |
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours/week) | 15 | 3 | 45 |
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice, review/week) | 15 | 6 | 90 |
Midterms | 10 | 3 | 30 |
Assignments | 1 | 30 | 30 |
FINAL | 1 | 60 | 60 |
Total Workload | 255 | ||
Total Workload / 25 (h) | 10,2 | ||
ECTS Credit of the Course | 10 |