ZURb1614 Current issues in research of media and audiences

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Karolína Bieliková (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Blahošová (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Vojtěch Dvořák (lecturer)
Mgr. Iveta Jansová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Marie Jaroň Bedrošová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Alena Kluknavská, PhD. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Novotná, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Klára Smejkal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Michaela Šaradín Lebedíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Natálie Terčová (lecturer)
Mgr. Štěpán Žádník (lecturer)
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
Wed 12:00–13:40 AVC
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 23/40, only registered: 2/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 2/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course is designed as a series of lectures and discussions, acquainting students with selected topics in the current research of media and media audiences. The course is taught by experts from the Department of Media Studies and Journalism and the Interdisciplinary Research Team on Internet and Society (IRTIS), who will introduce students to selected areas in their current research interests and activities. After completing the course, the students will have an overview of the current topics in the media studies field and they will learn how to communicate research findings to the broader public.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course, the students:
- will have an overview of the current topics research in the field of media and media audiences
- will be able to critically read and engage with academic articles about the topics
- will learn how to communicate research findings to the broader public in the from of popularizations
Syllabus
  • Selected topic from media and media audiences research, e.g.:
  • Digital literacy
  • Media and aggression
  • Media and fandom
  • Media and politics
  • Media and sexuality
  • Media and vulnerable groups
  • Problematic media use
  • Writing scientific popularizations, citing sources
Literature
  • Sullivan, J. L. (2020). Media audiences: effects, users, institutions, and power. Sage.
  • Stever, G. S., Giles, D. C., Cohen, J. D., & Myers, M. E. (Eds.). (2022). Understanding media psychology. Routledge.
  • Lemish, D. (Ed.). (2022). The Routledge international handbook of children, adolescents, and media. Routledge.
  • van Dijck, J. (2020). The digital divide. Polity.
  • Oliver, M. B., Raney, A. A., & Bryant, J. (Eds.). (2019). Media effects: Advances in theory and research. Routledge.
Teaching methods
Lectures, final assignement in the form of a scientific popularization text
Assessment methods
Credit; final assignement in the form of a scientific popularization text
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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