Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Mass Communication and Sociology of Culture
Course Code
KSK_153
Branch of Science
Media and communications
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Communication Science
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Normunds Kozlovs
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To introduce the basic paradigms and theories in mass communication and cultural sociology.
Preliminary Knowledge
Introduction to Communication Theories.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students are able to name and outline theoretical approaches and key issues discussed within the framework of the paradigms and theories of mass communication and cultural sociology.
Skills
1.By orienting themselves in the paradigms and theories of mass communication and cultural sociology, students are prepared to do the following: • to critically and sociologically analyse cultural journalism products in different types of media; • to provide advice to media and public relations practitioners on the issues of paradigms and theory of mass communication and cultural sociology; • to produce critical articles and/or programs in the field of cultural journalism with a sociological conceptual arsenal.
Competences
1.To have good knowledge of the paradigms of mass communication and cultural sociology + students are able to apply their knowledge in the field of cultural media and cultural journalism to develop independent, sustainable cultural journalism projects and to identify issues related to cultural journalism agenda, journalistic quality, audience, and media specificity.
Assessment
Individual work
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Presentation.
Study literature and other sources, attend sociologically and culturologically oriented events (seminars, discussions, exhibitions) according to the topics of the classes.
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Examination
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1.
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Ability to answer questions on basic theories in mass communication and cultural sociology.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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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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1. Paradigms – functional (Parsons, Giddens), conflict theory (Marxism, feminism), symbolic interactionism (Gofman).
2. The epistemological space of knowledge: semiology, Lefebvre.
3. Ideology and utopia: Gramsci hegemony, Mannheim sociology of knowledge.
4. Critical theory: Frankfurt School.
5. Cultural studies: subcultures.
6. Mass communication in the internet age: network theories at ctheory.net.
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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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1. Paradigms – functional (Parsons, Giddens), conflict theory (Marxism, feminism), symbolic interactionism (Gofman).
2. The epistemological space of knowledge: semiology, Lefebvre.
3. Ideology and utopia: Gramsci hegemony, Mannheim sociology of knowledge.
4. Critical theory: Frankfurt School.
5. Cultural studies: subcultures.
6. Mass communication in the internet age: network theories at ctheory.net.
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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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1. Paradigms – functional (Parsons, Giddens), conflict theory (Marxism, feminism), symbolic interactionism (Gofman).
2. The epistemological space of knowledge: semiology, Lefebvre.
3. Ideology and utopia: Gramsci hegemony, Mannheim sociology of knowledge.
4. Critical theory: Frankfurt School.
5. Cultural studies: subcultures.
6. Mass communication in the internet age: network theories at ctheory.net.
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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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1. Paradigms – functional (Parsons, Giddens), conflict theory (Marxism, feminism), symbolic interactionism (Gofman).
2. The epistemological space of knowledge: semiology, Lefebvre.
3. Ideology and utopia: Gramsci hegemony, Mannheim sociology of knowledge.
4. Critical theory: Frankfurt School.
5. Cultural studies: subcultures.
6. Mass communication in the internet age: network theories at ctheory.net.
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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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1. Paradigms – functional (Parsons, Giddens), conflict theory (Marxism, feminism), symbolic interactionism (Gofman).
2. The epistemological space of knowledge: semiology, Lefebvre.
3. Ideology and utopia: Gramsci hegemony, Mannheim sociology of knowledge.
4. Critical theory: Frankfurt School.
5. Cultural studies: subcultures.
6. Mass communication in the internet age: network theories at ctheory.net.
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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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1. Paradigms – functional (Parsons, Giddens), conflict theory (Marxism, feminism), symbolic interactionism (Gofman).
2. The epistemological space of knowledge: semiology, Lefebvre.
3. Ideology and utopia: Gramsci hegemony, Mannheim sociology of knowledge.
4. Critical theory: Frankfurt School.
5. Cultural studies: subcultures.
6. Mass communication in the internet age: network theories at ctheory.net.
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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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Rosario Napolitano
1880 – 1944: Development of new technologies / Bigger participation of State (the role of media in the fascist era in Italy)
1945 – 1993: Post war period and regulation of media
1994 – 2011: Tangentopoli scandal and the beginning of Berlusconi’s era
from 2011: The fragmentation of Italian media and the raise of populism (Five Star Movement and Lega Nord)
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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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Rosario Napolitano
1880 – 1944: Development of new technologies / Bigger participation of State (the role of media in the fascist era in Italy)
1945 – 1993: Post war period and regulation of media
1994 – 2011: Tangentopoli scandal and the beginning of Berlusconi’s era
from 2011: The fragmentation of Italian media and the raise of populism (Five Star Movement and Lega Nord)
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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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Rosario Napolitano
1880 – 1944: Development of new technologies / Bigger participation of State (the role of media in the fascist era in Italy)
1945 – 1993: Post war period and regulation of media
1994 – 2011: Tangentopoli scandal and the beginning of Berlusconi’s era
from 2011: The fragmentation of Italian media and the raise of populism (Five Star Movement and Lega Nord)
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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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Rosario Napolitano
1880 – 1944: Development of new technologies / Bigger participation of State (the role of media in the fascist era in Italy)
1945 – 1993: Post war period and regulation of media
1994 – 2011: Tangentopoli scandal and the beginning of Berlusconi’s era
from 2011: The fragmentation of Italian media and the raise of populism (Five Star Movement and Lega Nord)
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
20 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media, 1964: Mcgrow-Hill Žans Bodrijārs, Simulakri un Simulācija, Rīga, 2000: Omnia Mea
2.
Walter Benjamin, The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, 1.-10.lpp. http://web.mit.edu/allanmc/www/benjamin.pdf
3.
Paul Virilio, The Information Bomb, NY,2000: Verso Marginal Notes on Comments on Society of the Spectacle: Giorgio Agamben https://libcom.org/library/marginal-notes-comments-society-spectacle-giorgio-agamben