ZURb1618 The Mediated Politics of Everyday Life

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Charles Michael Elavsky, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Iveta Jansová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Iveta Jansová, Ph.D.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Boris Rafailov, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 16:00–17:40 AVC
Prerequisites (in Czech)
interest in world affairs; interest in injustice; interest in identities and different experiences in the world
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 (in Czech)
This course will provide a space for us to analyze and discuss the relationships between the government, the mass media, and the people towards enacting democracy and social justice. Our first step is to develop and foster critical thinking (meaning to question that which is most obvious) about ourselves, so as to discern how information, ideas and experiences are produced, disseminated and understood in relation to the mass media within our culture, and how specific cultural, social, political, and economic forces influence and inform these processes.
Learning outcomes (in Czech)
enhancing critical literacy
developing civic speaking/engagement
developing critical consciousness
enhancing English dialogue
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1. Introduction to the Big Picture – overview of syllabus, requirement, course concepts
  • 2. Journalism as Media Practice – Big Media/information as Civic Practice
  • 3. Social Media/Conspiracy Theories – Media Content
  • 4. Performing the Matrix: Social Media as sites of agency/structure; our media habits
  • 5. Capitalism/Communism/Neoliberalism – The Political Economy of Media
  • 6. Populism/Polarization/Nationalism as Global Trends
  • 7. War
  • 8. Sexual Violence
  • 9. Racism
  • 10. LGBTQ+ through he lenses of pop culture
  • 11. Mental Health
  • 12. Course Wrap Up
  • 13. Test
Literature
  • Stehling, M., Vesnic-Alujevic, L., Jorge, A., & Marôpo, L. (2018). The Co-option of Audience Data and User-Generated Content: Empowerment and Exploitation Amidst Algorithms, Produsage and Crowdsourcing.
  • Bratich JZ. Trust No One (On the Internet): The CIA-Crack-Contra Conspiracy Theory and Professional Journalism. Television & New Media. 2004;5(2):109-139. doi:10.1177/1527476403255810
  • Sophie Hindes & Bianca Fileborn (2020) “Girl power gone wrong”: #MeToo, Aziz Ansari, and media reporting of (grey area) sexual violence, Feminist Media Studies, 20:5, 639-656, DOI: 10.1080/14680777.2019.1606843
  • Mendes K., Ringrose J. (2019) Digital Feminist Activism: #MeToo and the Everyday Experiences of Challenging Rape Culture. In: Fileborn B., Loney-Howes R. (eds) #MeToo and the Politics of Social Change. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/97
  • S. Elizabeth Bird (2011) ARE WE ALL PRODUSERS NOW?, Cultural Studies, 25:4-5, 502-516, DOI: 10.1080/09502386.2011.600532
  • Nat Thorne, Andrew Kam-Tuck Yip, Walter Pierre Bouman, Ellen Marshall & Jon Arcelus (2019) The terminology of identities between, outside and beyond the gender binary – A systematic review, International Journal of Transgenderism, 20:2-3, 138-154, DOI: 1
Teaching methods (in Czech)
lectures; class discussions; readings
Assessment methods (in Czech)
activities during the classes (being part of the discussion); multichoice final test
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022.
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