41712 Special Topics in English: Issues in Cross-Cultural Studies 2
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2 |
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3・4 |
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DORMAN Benjamin |
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他学科履修 | 不可 |
副題 | Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Media Literacy |
授業概要 | In the current age, the amount of information available to us through traditional and new media is vast and ever-increasing. How do we learn how to understand the messages they receive? How do citizens living in a democracy access, analyze, and evaluate what they read and see? What creative techniques are used to attract or divert our attention from particular social issues? How do forms of popular media represent and shape society in different cultures? In exploring these questions, this course considers the impact of media and the importance of media literacy in contemporary societies. |
学修目標 | The aim of this course is to examine media literacy (“how to ‘read’ media) by using examples from film, television, and music. It considers forms of media, such as newspapers and the Internet, and looks at social issues such as human rights and religious values. Through working in pairs or groups, students will be encouraged to think critically about media texts and their role in cultural conversations in different countries. |
授業計画 | This course includes lectures by the instructor, presentations of audio-visual material including films, and in-class group work. Week 1: Introduction to the course; syllabus; self-introductions. Week 2: Basics of Media Literacy I Week 3: Basics of Media Literacy II: Framing and Representations Week 4: Reading Media Messages I Week 5: Reading Media Messages II Week 6: Celebrity and Media I Week 7: Celebrity and Media II Week 8: Media and the Reporting of Religion I Week 9: Media and the Reporting of Religion II Week 10: Media and the Reporting of Religion III Week 11: Media and Social Justice I Week 12: Media and Social Justice II Week 13: Media and Social Justice III Week 14: Course Summary |
授業時間外の学習(準備学習など) | Instead of an exam, students must write four short reports based on reading. They must also read material before attending the class. |
評価方法 | Assessment will include a combination of attendance and in-class activities, participation in classroom discussions, group studies, presentations, and written reports spaced throughout the semester. Attendance 30%, Class participation 30%, written reports 40% |
テキスト | Students will be given materials by the instructor. |
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