Overview
How does media shape culture and politics in Aotearoa New Zealand and international contexts?
How do we know that the media’s powerful influence is being used to help inform citizens about public issues, to hold public officials accountable for their actions, to help reflect public opinion, or to provide a forum for public debate? Is it possible the media is being used as a propaganda tool to defend the economic, social and political agendas of privileged groups in society? And is social media designed to maximise profit or maximise democracy? These are the questions that this course seeks to explore.
About this paper
| Paper title | Culture, Politics and Media |
|---|---|
| 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
- 18 200-level MFCO or POLS points or 54 200-level Arts points
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Contact
- mfco@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
Convener and Lecturer: Dr Michael Daubs
- Paper Structure
To be confirmed.
- Textbooks
Course readings will be available on Blackboard.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Communication, Critical thinking, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper should be able to:
- analyse how media inform and shape understandings of cultures, political views, and events;
- evaluate how digital media such as the internet and social media have afforded new opportunities for representation, political engagement, and social discourses; and
- discuss some of the challenges for cultural representation, democratic institutions and political debate in the current media environment.
- Assessment details
This paper is 100% internally assessed.
Overview
How does media shape culture and politics in Aotearoa New Zealand and international contexts?
How do we know that the media’s powerful influence is being used to help inform citizens about public issues, to hold public officials accountable for their actions, to help reflect public opinion, or to provide a forum for public debate? Is it possible the media is being used as a propaganda tool to defend the economic, social and political agendas of privileged groups in society? And is social media designed to maximise profit or maximise democracy? These are the questions that this course seeks to explore.
About this paper
| Paper title | Culture, Politics and Media |
|---|---|
| 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
- 18 200-level MFCO or POLS points or 54 200-level Arts points
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Contact
- mfco@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
Convener and Lecturer: Dr Michael Daubs
- Paper Structure
To be confirmed.
- Textbooks
Course readings will be available on Aoroa.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Communication, Critical thinking, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper should be able to:
- analyse how media inform and shape understandings of cultures, political views, and events;
- evaluate how digital media such as the internet and social media have afforded new opportunities for representation, political engagement, and social discourses; and
- discuss some of the challenges for cultural representation, democratic institutions and political debate in the current media environment.
- Assessment details
This paper is 100% internally assessed.