COM1010

Media studies

(ART)

Leanne White

6 points + 3 hours per week + First semester + Clayton, Caulfield, South Africa

Synopsis: Introduces techniques for describing and analysing the production, distribution and reception, as well as the formal properties, of media texts. Focuses on 'mass media' as a set of relationships between owners, producers, texts and audiences. Introduces these relationships in connection with studies of power and influence, focusing on particular dimensions of difference and inequality in social life. Areas of study include news production, textual analysis, media ownership and diversity, film form and sport.

Assessment: Essay (1000 words): 20% + essay (1500 words): 30% + tutorial presentation report (500 words): 10% + attendance and participation: 10% + examination (2 hours): 30%