learns the basic concepts and the theories of liberal media studies.
learns the basic concepts and the theories of critical media studies.
learns and utilizes the basic critical concepts of communication science.
Mode of Delivery
Face to face
Prerequisites
No
Recommended Optional Programme Components
No.
Course Description
The aim of this course is to provide the students the skill to think analytically and interpret critically when they see media texts and to build a critical theoretical context when they produce media texts. Additionally the students can evaluate their knowledges and skills about the communication field in a critical aspect and can understand the national, international, sociological and intercultural dimentions of the communication.
Course Contents
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Communication as a discipline and the short history of communication research, functions of communication
2nd Week
Mainstream paradigm in communication studies
3rd Week
Mainstream paradigm in communication studies
4th Week
Frankfurt School- Culture Industry and Communication Studies
5th Week
Frankfurt School- Culture Industry and Communication Studies
6th Week
Frankfurt School- Culture Industry and Communication Studies
7th Week
Cultural Studies: Culture-Media-Hegemony-Manufacturing Consent
8th Week
Mid-term
9th Week
Cultural Studies: Culture-Media-Hegemony-Manufacturing Consent
10th Week
Media-Society-Culture-Industry: Political economy and critical political economy
11th Week
Media-Society-Culture-Industry: Political economy and critical political economy
12th Week
New Media
13th Week
Communication research in Turkey
14th Week
General evolution of mainstream and criticai media studies
