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| SYLLABUS |
| Media, Communication and Popular Culture ,
7,5 ECTS Credits |
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COURSE CATEGORY Fristående kurs
MAIN FIELD OF STUDY Media and Communication Studies - MKA
SUBJECT AREA
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COURSE CODE |
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738G12 |
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| AIM OF THE COURSE |
On completion of the course, the student should be able to
- apply a scientific approach to popular-cultural expressions,
- demonstrate an understanding of the interplay between media producers and media consumers,
- demonstrate an understanding of the identity-forming dimensions of popular culture,
- independently be able to reflect on and analyse popular-cultural texts by means of scientific methods.
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| CONTENTS |
| The course gives theoretical and methodological introductions to television entertainment, music and websites, media forms that both express and shape the approach and wishes of contemporary culture and social life. The course relates to concepts such as popular culture, identity and power. It addresses the audiences, fan cultures and interpretive communities that contemporary popular culture participates in creating. Also presented are tools for analysing and interpreting popular culture with culturally theoretical, media sociological and critical approaches. |
| TEACHING |
| The teaching takes the form of lectures, seminars and group discussions. The students prepare individually and in groups for the lectures and seminars through studies of literature, group discussions and work with specific seminar assignments. |
| EXAMINATION |
The course is examined continuously through compulsory seminars and written take-home examinations
Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course two times are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.
Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades. |
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| GRADING |
| A grade of Pass with Credit, Pass or Fail is given for the course |
| CERTIFICATE |
| Course certificate is issued by the Faculty Board on request. The Department provides a special form which should be submitted to the Student Affairs Division. |
| COURSE LITERATURE |
| The course literature is decided upon by the department
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| OTHER INFORMATION |
Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus.
The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed. |
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Media, Communication and Popular Culture
Medier, kommunikation och samtidskultur |
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Department responsible
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the course or
equivalent:
ISAK - Department of Studies of Social Change and Culture |
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| Registrar No: 127/07-41 |
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Course Code: 738G12 |
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Exam codes: see Local Computer System |
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| Subject/Subject Area : Media and Communication Studies - MKA |
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| Level |
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Education level |
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Subject Area Code |
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Field of Education |
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Basic level |
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MKA |
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SA |
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The syllabus was approved by the Board of Faculty of Arts and Science 2008-06-11
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