ATS3041 - Chinese media analysis 1 - 2017

This unit is designed for students with advanced Chinese reading and writing skills to conduct a project-based study of recent developments in Chinese-language media. It introduces students to a discipline-based study of Chinese media, focusing on media representations of cultural, economic and political issues. The unit will cover Chinese-language media in mainland China and internationally. The weekly work will consist of a one-hour lecture focused on scholarly publications (in English and Chinese) about Chinese Media Studies, followed by a two-hour seminar based on in-depth discussion of the lecture material as it applies to the topics assigned for individual projects. Students will survey and analyse a wide range of news reports, commentaries and other types of publication appearing in major Chinese language media sources, online or offline, guided by the arguments, concepts and methods employed in the field of Chinese media studies. By introducing students to a wide range of scholarly materials about the Chinese media, this unit aims to strengthen their academic writing skills.

1. Through daily surveys of news reports from major Chinese online and offline media, students are expected to keep in touch with the latest developments in world affairs and to improve their understanding of the social, political, cultural and economic contexts against which media terms and expressions are used in the Chinese-speaking world.
2. By weekly readings in Chinese media studies and surveys of Chinese media content, students are expected to develop skills of analysis and critical thinking.
3. Guided by appropriate theoretical frameworks and methods, students will acquire basic research skills and techniques to apply to their reading and understanding of Chinese media content.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Dr Jonathan Benney

Chinese studies

Any one of the following units: ATS1940, ATS1959, ATS3010, ATS3011, ATS3031, ATS3012, ATS3032, ATS3013, ATS3033, ATS3014, ATS3034, ATS3042 or by permission.

ATS3047, ATS4041