RS Media Studies I
Faculteit | Letteren |
Jaar | 2020/21 |
Vakcode | LJX036B10 |
Vaknaam | RS Media Studies I |
Voertaal | Engels |
Periode | semester II a
(dit vak wordt ook buiten deze periode aangeboden; zie opmerkingen)
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ECTS | 10 |
Rooster | Rooster onder voorbehoud |
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. |
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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? |
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Uren per week | 3 | ||||||||
Onderwijsvorm | werkcollege | ||||||||
Toetsvorm | presentatie, schriftelijke opdracht(en) | ||||||||
Vaksoort | bachelor | ||||||||
Coördinator | dr. D. Mustata | ||||||||
Docent(en) | E.I.G. Costa, PhD. , B. Ganesh, PhD. ,dr. D. Mustata ,PhD. R.L. van der Merwe | ||||||||
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