THE POLITICS OF MEDIA REPRESENTATION
- Course
- COMM623 - THE POLITICS OF MEDIA REPRESENTATION
- 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)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
This course will investigate a range of media texts and discourses in order to understand the ways in which systems of representation are produced, circulated and interpreted by audiences. Focusing largely on visual media, the course will examine questions of knowledge, truth, power and pleasure in relation to representations of masculinity, femininity, sexuality, whiteness and racial ‘otherness’. The course will be organized around writings by major theorists including Stuart Hall, Edward Said, Homi Bhabha, Marcel Foucault, Laura Mulvey and Richard Dyer.
THE POLITICS OF MEDIA REPRESENTATION
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Course outcomes
- 01 1. Acquire a nuanced understanding of the theoretical debates surrounding media representation
- 02 2. Develop the ability to make close critical readings of key theoretical writings
- 03 3. Demonstrate critical and interpretative skills in the analysis of academic literature.
- 04 4. Carry out independent and original research based on appropriate research questions, using and evaluating a range of material in order to arrive at conclusions
- 05 5. Demonstrate the ability to communicate critical ideas in writing and in class discussion
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Introductory Concepts |
| Week 3 | Representation, Discourse and Power |
| Week 4 | Race and Otherness |
| Week 5 | Race and Whiteness |
| Week 6 | The Orient and the Occident |
| Week 7 | Imperialism and Culture |
| Week 8 | Midterm break |
| Week 9 | Postcolonial Identities |
| Week 10 | Gender, sex and representation |
| Week 11 | Masculinity, femininity and the gaze |
| Week 12 | Homosexuality |
| Week 13 | Bayram |
| Week 14 | Course Review |
| Week 15 | - |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Stuart Hall, Representation
- 02 Richard Dyer, The Matter of Images
- 03 Edward Said, Culture and Imperialism
- 04 Photocopied handouts
Learning Outcomes
- L01 1. Acquire a nuanced understanding of the theoretical debates surrounding media representation
- L02 2. Develop the ability to make close critical readings of key theoretical writings
- L03 3. Demonstrate critical and interpretative skills in the analysis of academic literature.
- L04 4. Carry out independent and original research based on appropriate research questions, using and evaluating a range of material in order to arrive at conclusions
- L05 5. Demonstrate the ability to communicate critical ideas in writing and in class discussion
Program Outcomes
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