20705170 - Political communication

The course aims to provide students with the knowledge and tools critical to understanding the changes taking place in models and forms of participation in the modern public arena, generated by the ever closer interaction between political system and its actors, on the one hand, and media and communication system, on the other.
The first part of the course is devoted to the changes taking place within the public and political scene and the most important theoretical contributions. In the second part will be considered the main areas of transformation of political communication in relation to the recent history of Italy. In the third part will analyze the role played by television and social media in the popularization of politics.
The course includes the viewing and analysis of audiovisual materials propaganda such television programs, documentaries, commercials, posters. A good knowledge of the Italian contemporary history is preparatory to the course content.

Curriculum

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Programme

The first part of the course is devoted to the changes taking place within the public and political scene and the most important theoretical contributions. In the second part will be considered the main areas of transformation of political communication in relation to the recent history of Italy. In the third part will analyze the role played by television and social media in the popularization of politics.
The course includes the viewing and analysis of audiovisual materials propaganda such television programs, documentaries, commercials, posters. A good knowledge of the Italian contemporary history is preparatory to the course content.

Core Documentation

– E.Novelli, Le campagne elettorali in italia, Roma-Bari, Laterza 2018.

-E. Novelli, La Turbopolitica, Bur Rizzoli, Milano 206.

During the course will be monitored the electoral campaign for the European elections 2019. This activity will take place within the international research project Platform Europe funded by the European Parliament. The participation at the monitoring will exempt the students from the volume La Turbopolitica.

The following audiovisual materials supplement the course and students are suggested to view
– “Mi consenta” La Grande Storia, Rai Tre: http://www.lagrandestoria.rai.it/dl/portali/site/puntata/ContentItem-39b8c91a-4ca4-4ad1-8429-00e11b21b042.html
– “I politici e la tv”, Correva l’anno, Rai Tre, http://www.raiplay.it/video/2016/09/Correva-lanno—I-politici-e-la-tv-del-19092016-bae0add3-4fb2-4730-ad11-fffea112e7de.html


Type of delivery of the course

Frontal teaching

Type of evaluation

Oral exam on the course texts

Mutuazione: 20705170 COMUNICAZIONE POLITICA in Cinema, televisione e produzione multimediale LM-65 (docente da definire)