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    Overview

    Explores the impact of media such as advertising, social media and streaming media upon our values, work, knowledge and experience of everyday life.

    We live in a highly mediatised world. The paper will equip students with tools for engaging critically with this world in both New Zealand and international contexts. Students will engage with theories of representation, subjectivity and power, as well as develop valuable skills for analysing media texts. These skills include discourse analysis of a range of media texts in terms of the following frameworks: Marxism, feminism, postcolonialism and postmodernism.

    About this paper

    Paper title Media, Power, Society
    Subject Media, Film and Communication
    EFTS 0.15
    Points 18 points
    Teaching period Semester 2 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $981.75
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Restriction
    FIME 102
    Schedule C
    Arts and Music
    Contact
    mfco@otago.ac.nz
    Teaching staff

    Convener and Lecturer: Dr. Yuki Watanabe

    Paper Structure

    This paper is divided into two modules:

    • Module one outlines the critical/cultural theory necessary for understanding contemporary media
    • Module two introduces students to media analysis, in particular discourse analysis

    Assessment:

    • Take-home concept test 20%
    • Media analysis 30%
    • Tutorial journals 10%
    • Lecture discussion contributions 10%
    • Final take-home exam 30%
    Teaching Arrangements
    1-hour lecture twice a week
    1-hour tutorial once a week
    Textbooks
    Articles will be provided for students through Blackboard.
    Course outline

    View a sample course outline for MFCO 102

    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Critical thinking, Research, Self-motivation.
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    Learning Outcomes

    Students who successfully complete the paper will:

    • Gain a theoretical understanding of the social issues raised by contemporary media studies.
    • Develop critical tools for analysing contemporary media.
    • Develop an understanding of the distinctive and interconnected nature of contemporary media.
    • Form necessary skills for writing about contemporary media.

    Timetable

    Semester 2

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    L1 Monday 11:00-11:50 29-35, 37-42
    Wednesday 11:00-11:50 29-35, 37-42

    Tutorial

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend one stream from
    T1 Monday 12:00-12:50 30-35, 37-41
    T2 Monday 14:00-14:50 30-35, 37-41
    T3 Monday 16:00-16:50 30-35, 37-41
    T4 Wednesday 14:00-14:50 30-35, 37-41
    T5 Wednesday 15:00-15:50 30-35, 37-41
    T6 Wednesday 16:00-16:50 30-35, 37-41
    T7 Thursday 12:00-12:50 30-35, 37-41
    T8 Thursday 13:00-13:50 30-35, 37-41
    T9 Thursday 16:00-16:50 30-35, 37-41
    T10 Monday 15:00-15:50 30-35, 37-41
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