| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
not available in 2010 |
| Old unit code |
020.212 |
| Outcomes |
Students (1) study theories of the origins and history of the media and communications technologies in Europe; (2) relate technological changes in the field of the media and communications to developments in broader European social, political, intellectual and cultural spheres; (3) understand the concept of the public sphere as it relates to other significant aspects of European civilisation including individualism, Enlightenment, civilisation, nationalism, and modernity; (4) understand and apply current scholarly definitions of terms related to the media and communications to case studies drawn from European history; (5) analyse cultural texts with specific reference to broader conceptual structures drawn from the fields of communication and cultural studies; and (6) understand and apply the principles of analytical thinking, clear writing and correct documentation in short assignments and essays. |
| Content |
How are media and culture related? What factors—technological, political, social—drive developments in media and culture? Mass media and propaganda have existed in Europe from earliest times, but the forms and contexts in which they operate have changed. This unit traces the development of public communication in Europe from pre-modern to postmodern times. It focuses, in particular, on changing communicative forms in changing communicative contexts. Historical case studies are considered in a sociocultural context in order to understand the way in which the development of the media and public communication in Europe has been shaped by corresponding developments in material, technological, intellectual and ideological–political spheres. Communicative forms that are considered include the public ceremony or procession, public space, manuscripts, print media, televisual media and the Internet. These forms are explored in communicative contexts including medieval Europe, nineteenth-century Europe, the British Empire, Nazi Germany, Communist East-Central Europe and late capitalist and post-communist societies. The unit can be counted towards either a European Studies or History major. |
| Assessment |
This comprises an assignment, essays, tutorial participation and/or an examination.
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course. |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s) |
Caroline Finander |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Unit Rules |
| Prerequisites: 24 point of Level 1 units in any Arts discipline |
Contact hours—lecture/workshops: 20 hrs; tutorials: 10 hrs (over 10 weeks)
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