SCY3021 - Media, communications and societies

Leader(s): Mark Davis

Offered

Clayton Second semester 2009 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit will investigate the role of the popular media in the social construction of reality including such issues as the social distribution of knowledge; political dimensions of the information industry; competing ideologies with competing technologies; legitimation (or subversion) of the status quo; the construction and dissemination of cultural symbolism, myths and stereotypes. This will involve regular viewing of films and videos in the lecture periods.

Assessment

Written work: 50% (2500 words)
Class test: 40% (2 hours)
Participation: 10%

Contact hours

2 hour Seminar per week

Prerequisites

A first-year sequence in Sociology or permission

Prohibitions

SCY2021