Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Media Systems
Course Code
KF_027
Branch of Science
Media and communications
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Information and Communication Science
LQF
Level 8
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ainārs Dimants
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
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Contacts
Riga, 16 Dzirciema iela, kfko@rsu.lv, +371 67409183
About Study Course
Objective
To develop knowledge and skills of systematic analysis of media, understanding media in the context of culture, politics and economics.
Preliminary Knowledge
Communication and Cultural Theories.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.The doctoral student obtains a comprehensive and comparative overview of system theoretical approaches in communication research.
Skills
1.The doctoral student is able to use system theoretical approaches in their research practice of new knowledge creation.
Competences
1.The doctoral student orientates oneself in the application of system theoretical approaches in communication research.
Assessment
Individual work
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1.
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Students must read and write a summary of two books specified by the lecturer from the list of literature of the study course and be able to present reasonably and discuss them in seminar classes, including the context and research of Latvian media system in the discussion.
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Examination
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1.
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Knows terminology, compares theoretical paradigms, interprets empirical material in different paradigms.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Concept of media system. The media system as a context of (1) cultural norms, (2) structures, and (3) territory.
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Lecture
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Structurally functional (Talcott Parsons, 1951) and functionally structural (Niklas Luhmann, 1996) system theory in sociology: functionality and autonomy of the mass media subsystem as prerequisites for successful functioning of modern and postmodern society.
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Lecture
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Four media theories or political models of media systems: authoritarianism, liberalism, communism, and social Responsibility (Fred Siebert, Theodore Peterson, Wilbur Schramm, 1956).
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Class/Seminar
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Four media theories or political models of media systems: authoritarianism, liberalism, communism, and social Responsibility (Fred Siebert, Theodore Peterson, Wilbur Schramm, 1956).
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Lecture
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Structurally functional (Talcott Parsons, 1951) and functionally structural (Niklas Luhmann, 1996) system theory in sociology: functionality and autonomy of the mass media subsystem as prerequisites for successful functioning of modern and postmodern society.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Structurally functional (Talcott Parsons, 1951) and functionally structural (Niklas Luhmann, 1996) system theory in sociology: functionality and autonomy of the mass media subsystem as prerequisites for successful functioning of modern and postmodern society.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Structurally functional (Talcott Parsons, 1951) and functionally structural (Niklas Luhmann, 1996) system theory in sociology: functionality and autonomy of the mass media subsystem as prerequisites for successful functioning of modern and postmodern society.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Structurally functional (Talcott Parsons, 1951) and functionally structural (Niklas Luhmann, 1996) system theory in sociology: functionality and autonomy of the mass media subsystem as prerequisites for successful functioning of modern and postmodern society.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
16 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Brikše, Inta (2016). Latvijas mediji: izaicinājumi, ieguvumi un draudi (1987–2002). Brikše, I. Komunikācija. Mediji. Universitāte. Rīga : Mansards, 64–86.
2.
Dimants, Ainars (2018). Chapter 18. Latvia: Different journalistic cultures and different accountability within one media system. Eberwein, Tobias; Fengler, Susanne; Karmasin, Matthias (eds.). The European Handbook of Media Accountability. London
3.
Hallin, Daniel C.; Mancini, Paolo (2004). Comparing media systems: Three models of media and politics. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.
4.
Kruks, Sergejs (2007). Daugavpils masu mediju sistēma. Daugavpils kā attīstības ceļvedis. Rīga : Zinātne, 86–99.
5.
Luhmann, Niklas (1996). Die Realität der Massenmedien. 2. Aufl. Opladen : Westdeutscher Verlag. The Reality of the Mass Media / Niklas Luhmann; translated by Kathleen Cross.
6.
Rožukalne, Anda (2013). Kam pieder Latvijas mediji?: Monogrāfija par Latvijas mediju sistēmu un ietekmīgākajiem mediju īpašniekiem. Rīga : Zinātne.
7.
Siebert, Fred. S.; Peterson, Theodore; Schramm, Willbur (1956). Four Theories of The Press. Urbana : University of Illinois Press.
Additional Reading
1.
Blum, Roger (2014). Lautsprecher und Widersprecher: Ein Ansatz zum Vergleich der Mediensysteme. Köln : Herbert von Halem.
2.
Dimants, Ainars (2019). Konkurrierende journalistische Kulturen: Gehört das Mediensystem Lettlands zum Klientel-Modell? Publizistik, 64, 2, 241–253. DOI: 10.1007/s11616-019-00485-3.
3.
Weischenberg, Siegfried (1992). Journalistik: Theorie und Praxis aktueller Medienkommunikation. Band 1: Mediensysteme, Medienethik, Medieninstitutionen. Opladen : Westdeutscher Verlag.