MEDIA AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
Estudios Globales / Global Studies
Curso 2024/2025
1. Subject Information
(Date last modified: 26-11-24 13:06)- Code
- 140518
- Plan
- 405
- 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.
- From public diplomacy to propaganda: history, structure and governance of audiovisual media
- Course conclusions.
6. Competences acquired
Basic / General.
To be filled.
Specific.
To be filled.
Transversal.
No se contemplan.
7. Teaching methods
Class Lectures
- Guided practical activities in class.
Grading activities
- Exams
- Group activities
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.
Other bibliographic references, electronic or other types of resources.
- Freedom House, Freedom of the Press 2017. 2018, Freedom House: Washington DC.
- Nye, J. S. (2004). Power in the global information age: from realism to globalization. Londres: Routledge.
- Reporteros sin Fronteras, Clasificación Mundial de la Libertad de Prensa 2019. 2019, Reporteros sin Fronteras: Paris.
Additional texts, references and materials will be shared throught the Studium intranet.
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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It is strongly recommended to follow class sessions and recommended readings. |
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Criterios de evaluación |
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The final grade for this course will be based on group activities (50%), a final exam (40%) and attendance and participation (10%). |
Assessment tools.
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Instrumentos de evaluación |
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- Group activities (50%): participation grades will be based on assistance controls and actively participating in activities and discussions proposed during each class. - Final exam (40%): it will be proposed to control the reading and understanding of mandatory readings and class presentations. - Attendance and participation (10%). |