ZUR391 Introduction to New Media Studies

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Jakub Macek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Tkaczyk, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Pavelka, CSc.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Bc. Pavlína Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 9:10–10:50 N41
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is an introduction to studies of new / digital / interactive media. It aims to cover basic terminology and themes of new media studies as well as technological and textual characteristics of new media. At the end of the course, student will be able to understand and use basic terminological apparatus including concepts of digitality, hypertextuality, remediation and convergence, virtuality and cybertext. Next to it, they will be able to analyze basic technological and historical facts related to new media and their development.
Syllabus
  • New media studies
  • Media definitions and typologies
  • Digital media - on technological characteristics of new media
  • Cybertext and virtuality
  • Code / protocol
  • Hypertext and hypermedia
  • Multimedia, convergence and remediation
  • New Media and social / cultural space
  • Interactivity
  • History of new media
Teaching methods
Lecture
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Přednostní právo zápisu mají studenti oborové specializace "mediální studia", a to i v případě, že se přihlásí později než studenti jiných specializací a oborů.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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