Overview
A critical and theoretical study of contemporary issues related to inter-group relations and community, indigenous rights and global media, pornography and violence, gender and race.
The paper will focus on issues such as globalisation, racism, ethnicity, war on terror, media activism and indigenous media across various media platforms. The paper will introduce students to key concepts, such as new exotica, biopolitics, necropower, orientalism, postnational media and media imperialism, and situate them within larger social, political, historical and cultural currents to unpack media images and practices that play a central role in how we represent, make meanings and communicate with others.
About this paper
| Paper title | Global Media and Communication |
|---|---|
| Subject | Media, Film and Communication |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,103.10 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- MFCO 101 or MFCO 102 or MFCO 103 or 54 Arts points
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Contact
- mfco@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
Convener and lecturer: Dr Rachel Billington
- Paper Structure
The paper is structured into modules that deal with the key concepts.
- Teaching Arrangements
Two lectures and one tutorial per week.
- Textbooks
- Course readings will be available in both a Course Reader and on eReserve through Blackboard.
- Course outline
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Ethics.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will:
- Articulate and critically engage with concepts involved in media studies.
- Effectively analyse a variety of texts: written, aural, visual and theoretical.
- Develop a critical vocabulary for engaging with media culture through a close examination of various media examples.
- Achieve competence in oral and written skills in order to effectively communicate knowledge and understanding of the main issues raised by the paper.
- Assessment details
Assessment:
- Lecture and tutorial contribution 10%
- Critical Responses 30%
- Essay One (1,000 words) 20%
- Essay Two (2,000 words) 40%
Overview
A critical and theoretical study of contemporary issues related to inter-group relations and community, indigenous rights and global media, pornography and violence, gender and race.
The paper will focus on issues such as globalisation, racism, ethnicity, war on terror, media activism and indigenous media across various media platforms. The paper will introduce students to key concepts, such as new exotica, biopolitics, necropower, orientalism and postnational media and media imperialism. These concepts will be situated within the larger social, political, historical and cultural currents to unpack media images and practices that play a central role in how we represent, make meanings and communicate with others.
About this paper
| Paper title | Global Media and Communication |
|---|---|
| Subject | Media, Film and Communication |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- MFCO 101 or MFCO 102 or MFCO 103 or 54 Arts points
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Contact
- mfco@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
Convener and lecturer: Dr Rachel Billington
- Paper Structure
The paper is structured into modules that deal with the key concepts.
- Teaching Arrangements
Two lectures and one tutorial per week.
- Textbooks
Course readings will be available in both a Course Reader and on eReserve through Aoroa.
- Course outline
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Ethics.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will:
- Articulate and critically engage with concepts involved in media studies.
- Effectively analyse a variety of texts: written, aural, visual and theoretical.
- Develop a critical vocabulary for engaging with media culture through a close examination of various media examples.
- Achieve competence in oral and written skills in order to effectively communicate knowledge and understanding of the main issues raised by the paper.
- Assessment details
Assessment:
- Lecture and Tutorial Contribution (10%)
- Critical Responses (30%)
- Essay One - 1,000 words (20%)
- Essay Two - 2,000 words (40%)