MEDIA AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
GRADO EN ESTUDIOS GLOBALES/GLOBAL STUDIES
Curso 2024/2025
1. Subject Information
(Date last modified: 10-12-24 9:06)- Code
- 109018
- Plan
- 290
- ECTS
- 6.00
- Type
- Compulsory
- Year
- 2
- Duration
- Second semester
- Language
- ENGLISH
- Area
- CIENCIA POLÍTICA Y DE LA ADMINISTRACIÓN
SOCIOLOGÍA
- Departament
- Derecho Público General
Sociología y Comunicación
- Virtual platform
Professor Information
- Professor
- Santiago Lomas Martínez
- Group/s
- Único
- Centre
- Fac. Ciencias Sociales
- Office
- 415
- Office hours
- -
- Web address
- https://sociocav.usal.es/web/santiago-lomas-martinez/
- slomas@usal.es
- Phone
- -
2. Association of the subject matter within the study plan
Curricular area to which the subject matter pertains.
Asignaturas obligatorias
Purpose of the subject within the curricular area and study plan.
Asignatura obligatorias
Professional profile.
Asignatura obligatoria, no adscrita a perfiles profesionales.
3. Prerequisites
No relevant recommendations.
4. Learning objectives
- Analyze the origins and development of national media systems, and the international system of communications
- Identify the main groups and dynamics of the international media system
- Understand the economic logic of the cultural and information markets and its impact on public opinion
- Develop a general interest on media logic and its relation with international politics
5. Contents
Theory.
- Power, culture and media: an introduction.
- Media and national public opinion.
- The origins of the global media system: economics, policies and actors.
- The political economy of internet: history, structure and governance.
- From public diplomacy to propaganda: the disinformation society.
- Course conclusions.
6. Competences acquired
7. Teaching methods
There is no teaching but the student may arrange office hours based on needs.
8. Anticipated distribution of the use of the different teaching methods
9. Resources
Reference books.
- Anderson, B. Imagined Communities. Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism. London: Verso.
- Hall, Stuart (1997): Representation. London: Sage Publications.
- Iosifidis, P. (2011). Global media and communication policy. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Mac Bride, S., Many voices, one world: communication and society today and tomorrow. 1980, London: Kogan
- Nye, J. S. (2004). Soft power: the means to success in world politics. New York: Public Affairs.
- Thompson, J.B., The media and modernity: a social theory of the media. 1995, Cambridge: Polity Press.
10. Assessment
General considerations.
It is strongly recommended to follow class sessions and recommended readings.
Assessment criteria.
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Consideraciones Generales |
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An exam can be taken by the student without attendance to specific classes. The exam will focus on the main topics of the subject and will require developed answers from the students. |