Seminar on Media culture

Academic year: 2007-2008 Course code module 1MCW_M70 Semester: 2nd semester Credits: 6 Study load (hours) 168 Theory (hours): 15,00 Practice/Exercises(hours): 30,00 Other (hours): Part-time program: 2 Instructor(s) Hilde Van den Bulck Alexander Dhoest Language of instruction: Dutch Semester exam information: semester exam in June Contract restriction information: exam and credit contract not possible 1. Prerequisites *Algemene competenties *Sequentiality 2. Objectives (expected learning outcomes) After taking this seminar you are familiar with  research on a specific subfield of media culture. You are able to read and process the relevant literature and to apply your findings in original research, working as a group. You are able to write a relevant and well-formulated report and to present it to the group. 3. Course content Each year a specific aspect of media culture will be analysed. In the academic year 2007-2008, we are looking at the history of public broadcasting. Moving on from existing research, the group works on an oral history project interviewing (former) public broadcasting employees about their career. In this way, we want to gain a 'view from below', as opposed to official broadcasting histories written on the basis of official documents and policy analyses. 4. Teaching method Direct contact: Seminars (possible question and answer sessions) Personal work: Assignments - individual Assignments - in group Project-based work - in group 5. Assessment method Written assignment: With oral presentation Presentation 6. Compulsory reading – study material Dhoest, A. & Van den Bulck, H. (red.) (2007) Publieke televisie in Vlaanderen: Een geschiedenis. Gent: Academia Press. 7. Recommended reading - study material 8. Tutoring laatste aanpassing: last update: 12/06/2007 18:41 alexander.dhoest