ZUR139 Introduction to the study of media history

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Pavel Večeřa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
Mon 9:45–11:15 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka
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 150 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/150, only registered: 0/150, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/150
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course aims at familiarising students with the topics of development of mainly printed media covering the key countries in the Euro-American civilisation area (Great Britain, France, Germany, or USA) from the 16th century to the mid-20th century. At the end of the course, students will be able to explain the issues of hoarding and transmitting information and images, the process of press production, and media censorship and regulation, as well as the topics of printed press authors, their audience, and the issues of media effects and economic aspects associated with media (classifieds, advertising and distribution). Next to it, they will be able to characterize basic changes in the printed media products with the given space-time, noticing the development of their periodicity, circulation, content and form. Special attention will be paid to the issue of the rise of mass press in the course of the 19th century. The course allows students to explain the elements of the discussed issues, describe the progress in media development, interpret the causes of their development, as well as classify them into societal, political, economic and cultural contexts.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Transmission or words ant texts
  • 3. Transmission of images
  • 4. The process of printed press production
  • 5. Printed media authors
  • 6. Media censorship and regulation
  • 7. Rise of mass printed media
  • 8. Dissemination, periodicity and circulation of printed media
  • 9. Changes in the content of printed media
  • 10. Changes in the form of printed media
  • 11. Classifieds, advertising and distribution
  • 12. Printed media audience
  • 13. Printed media functions and effects
Literature
  • KÖPPLOVÁ, Barbara and Ladislav KÖPPL. Dějiny světové žurnalistiky. 1. vyd. Praha: Novinář, 1989, 332 s. URL info
  • PROKOP, Dieter. Boj o média : dějiny nového kritického myšlení o médiích. Translated by Barbara Köpplová - Monika Loderová. 1. čes. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2005, 409 s. ISBN 8024606186. info
  • Serafínová, Danuša: Dejiny svetového novinárstva II. Dejiny francúzského novinárstva. FF Univerzity Komenského, Bratislava 1994
  • STÖBER, Rudolf. Mediengeschichte : die Evolution "neuer" Medien von Gutenberg bis Gates : eine Einführung. 1. Aufl. Wiesbaden: Westdeutscher Verlag, 2003, 235 s. ISBN 3531140388. info
  • ŠEFČÁK, Luboš and Juraj VOJTEK. Dejiny svetového novinárstva. 2. vyd. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského, 2003, 177 s. ISBN 80-223-1703-9. info
  • Šefčák, Luboš-Vojtek, Juraj: Dejiny svetového novinárstva I. Dejiny anglického novinárstva. FF Univerzity Komenského, Bratislava 1992
  • Wilke, Jürgen: Grundzüge der Medien- und Kommunikationsgeschichte. Von den Anfängen bis ins 20. Jahrhundert. Böhlau Verlag, Kolín n. Rýnem-Výmar-Vídeň 2000
Teaching methods
The course has been designed as thirteen two-hour lessons in the form of lectures.
Assessment methods
The course is completed with a written exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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