Overview
A survey of the major developments in media history. Explores the complex interaction among media institutions, technological developments, cultural identity, and social context.
The main focus of the paper is the history of electronic media during the past century.
About this paper
| Paper title | Media History |
|---|---|
| Subject | Media, Film and Communication |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2025 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,040.70 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 18 COMS or MFCO points
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Notes
- May not be credited together with COMS206 passed in 2006-2008.
- Contact
- mfco@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- View more information about MFCO 203
- Teaching staff
To be advised when paper next offered.
- Paper Structure
- Major issues we will consider include:
- The role of different media in the formation of national identity
- The relationship between new communication technologies and social change
- The historical tension between utopian and dystopian views of media power
- Essay One 20%
- Essay Two 35%
- Tutorial participation 10%
- Tutorial presentation 10%
- Final Exam 25%
- Teaching Arrangements
Two lectures per week and ten tutorials during semester.
- Textbooks
A Course Reader will be available and individual readings for the paper may be downloaded from Blackboard.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Scholarship, Critical thinking, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will:
- Demonstrate understanding of the main developments in media history, especially the history of electronic media during the last century
- Apply different approaches to studying media history and engage with scholarly debates and discussions
- Have knowledge of media practices and institutions in specific historical contexts
- Apply academic skills and methods to a research project