POLITICAL COMMUNICATION AND PROPAGANDA
- Course
- COMM614 - POLITICAL COMMUNICATION AND PROPAGANDA
- Department
- Communication and Media Studies - English - PhD
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 10
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dilan ÇİFTÇİ
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
The main subjects of this course are political communication activities, elections campaigns and positions of women, young, old people, workers and lobours in campaigns different social institutions such as political parties, lobby groups, trade unions, trade associations, federations and confederations, non – governmental organizations. In addition to that the course will focus on effective propaganda techniques to be able to affect choice of voter by analyzing previous election campaign strategies of parties.
POLITICAL COMMUNICATION AND PROPAGANDA
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
| Item | Type | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Project | Project | 50 |
| Presentation | Presentation | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
Course outcomes
- 01 Students will be able to assess political communication and its reciprocal interactions with propaganda.
- 02 Students will be able to analyse specific tactics used by professional communicators in political communication and famous propagandists in history.
- 03 Students will be able to evaluate different propaganda types.
- 04 Students will be able to interpret the process of persuasion in political communication and develop a critical stance against propaganda tactics.
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Theoretical Diversity in Political Communication |
| Week 3 | Politics in the Age of Mediation |
| Week 4 | What is Political Communication |
| Week 5 | The Effects of Political Communication |
| Week 6 | Political News: Agenda-Setting |
| Week 7 | The Political Media |
| Week 8 | Mid-Term Week Break |
| Week 9 | Political News: Agenda-Building |
| Week 10 | Political Communication and Election Campaign |
| Week 11 | The Main Players in Political Campaigns |
| Week 12 | Political Advertising |
| Week 13 | Public Opinion and Propaganda |
| Week 14 | Pressure Groups and Politics |
| Week 15 | Review |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 McNair, B. (2017). An introduction to political communication. Taylor & Francis.
- 02 Kaid, L. L. (Ed.). (2004). Handbook of political communication research. Routledge.
- 03 Lilleker, D. G. (2006). Key concepts in political communication. Sage.
- 04 Perloff, R. M. (2013). Political communication: Politics, press, and public in America. Routledge.
Learning Outcomes
- L01 Students will be able to assess political communication and its reciprocal interactions with propaganda.
- L02 Students will be able to analyse specific tactics used by professional communicators in political communication and famous propagandists in history.
- L03 Students will be able to evaluate different propaganda types.
- L04 Students will be able to interpret the process of persuasion in political communication and develop a critical stance against propaganda tactics.
Program Outcomes
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