The course aims at the acquisition of knowledge tools useful to understand the phenomenon of mass media in contemporary society. Through the conceptual categories of historical analysis, the course will analyse the onset and subsequent development of press, radio, cinema, television and internet, and it will focus on the influences that these mass media have had and that still exercise on human life in the course of their development to present days.
Curriculum
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Mutuazione: 21810336 STORIA DEI MEDIA in Relazioni internazionali LM-52 A - Z BARTOLONI STEFANIA
Programme
The acquisition of the tools necessary to understand the development and weight of the mass media of the contemporary age will be carried out on the basis of a programme divided into two parts. In the first one we will analyze the stages that have characterized the development of the press, cinema, radio, television and Internet, these media changed the face of the twentieth century, the forms of political communication and, in the end, the daily life of individuals. In the second part the focus will be on the analysis of the history of advertising, its economic and social role aimed at promoting consumption.Core Documentation
Lyn Gorman, David McLean, Media and Society into the 21st Century. A Historical Introduction, Oxford Wiley Blackwell, 2009Type of delivery of the course
The course consists of frontal lessons with audiovisual aids. Lessons are the means to acquire the fundamental knowledge needed to achieve the training objectives. In order to improve the fruition of course contents include the projection of period images and audiovisual documents.Attendance
Frequency is not compulsory but recommended taking in to account the interactive elements of the lessons and the exposition of audiovisual documents.Type of evaluation
The evaluation is based on a oral test about the topics treated in the texts recommended in the syllabus, in order to verify the knowledge of topics, clarity of exposition and synthesis ability. teacher profile teaching materials
Programme
The acquisition of the tools necessary to understand the development and weight of the mass media of the contemporary age will be carried out on the basis of a programme divided into two parts. In the first one we will analyze the stages that have characterized the development of the press, cinema, radio, television and Internet, these media changed the face of the twentieth century, the forms of political communication and, in the end, the daily life of individuals. In the second part the focus will be on the analysis of the history of advertising, its economic and social role aimed at promoting consumption.Core Documentation
Lyn Gorman, David McLean, Media and Society into the 21st Century. A Historical Introduction, Oxford Wiley Blackwell, 2009Reference Bibliography
No additional readings provided.Type of delivery of the course
The course consists of frontal lessons with audiovisual aids. Lessons are the means to acquire the fundamental knowledge needed to achieve the training objectives. In order to improve the fruition of course contents include the projection of period images and audiovisual documents.Attendance
Frequency is not compulsory but recommended taking in to account the interactive elements of the lessons and the exposition of audiovisual documents.Type of evaluation
The evaluation is based on a oral test about the topics treated in the texts recommended in the syllabus, in order to verify the knowledge of topics, clarity of exposition and synthesis ability.