RS Media Studies I

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Research Seminar Media Studies I
Leerdoelen	1. Demonstrate general knowledge and understanding of the purpose and methods of discourse analysis. 2. Demonstrate the ability to select a research topic and develop a research question appropriate for the senior undergraduate level. 3. Demonstrate the ability to orally present a project plan in front of peers and respond to comments from peers. 4. Demonstrate the ability to independently plan and execute academic research. 5. Demonstrate a high level of responsibility, self-discipline and initiative.
Omschrijving	This course provides a hands-on introduction to conducting research for the BA thesis. In small groups students will design a research project and conduct an analysis of the selected sample under the close supervision of the instructor. The research method that will be covered in this course is Discourse Analysis - and in particular - critical discourse analysis (CDA). We will explore the following questions: • What is discourse? • How has discourse been studied (in media studies)? • To what extent does language shape social identities, social relations, and systems of knowledge and belief? • How do texts construct subjects and subjectivities? • How do readers make meaning through texts? • How do texts carry values and norms? What discursive mechanisms build up and naturalize social/economic/political/cultural relations? • How are struggles for power and control carried out in discourse? • How are we controlled by others through language and symbols? (And how do we control others?) • What are the relations between texts, discursive practices and socio-cultural practices? • Should researchers be politically engaged? • What counts as relevant/interesting/valid analysis?
Uren per week	3
Onderwijsvorm	werkcollege
Toetsvorm	presentatie, schriftelijke opdracht(en)
Vaksoort	bachelor
Coördinator	PhD. E.I.G. Costa
Docent(en)	PhD. D.K. Cheruiyot ,PhD. E.I.G. Costa ,PhD. B. Ganesh ,dr. D. Mustata
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Opmerkingen
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Ba Media Studies  ( Major) 3 semester II a verplicht