ZUR385 Discourse Analysis of Media

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Kirkosová, 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 Studio 527
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The main goal of this course is to make students familiar with a few chosen models of discourse analysis, which means both explaining main principles and strategies of each one of the models and teaching students the correct application of them on various media texts. The course is divided into three parts. In the first part, we will concern on theory and will talk about concepts like discourse, social constructivism, ideology and hegemony; this should give us solid background for analysis. In the second part, we will deal with various models of DA and CA and will examine their postulates, techniques and ways of application. The third part is fully devoted to practical training and using the models in one’s own analytical work.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction
    2. (Critical) discourse analysis: principles, analytic tools and criteria for evaluation
    3. Discourse; special characteristics of media discourse
    4. Social constructivism; ideology and hegemony
    5. Critical discourse analysis / Teun A. van Dijk
    6. Applying the model of Teun A. van Dijk
    7-8. Critical discourse analysis / Noman Fairclough
    9. Applying the model of Norman Fairclough
    10. Discourse analysis / James Paul Gee
    11. Applying the model of James Paul Gee
    12.-13. Examples and training
Literature
  • GEE, James Paul. An introduction to discourse analysis: theory and method. New York: Routledge, 2005, 224 pp. ISBN 978-0-415-32861-6. info
  • Methods of critical discourse analysis. Edited by Ruth Wodak - Michael Meyer. 1st pub. London: SAGE Publications, 2001, viii, 200. ISBN 0761961542. info
  • BERGER, Peter L. and Thomas LUCKMANN. Sociální konstrukce reality :pojednání o sociologii vědění. Translated by Jiří Svoboda. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 1999, 214 s. ISBN 80-85959-46-1. info
  • Approaches to media discourse. Edited by Allan Bell - Peter Garrett. Malden: Blackwell, 1998, xii, 287. ISBN 0631198881. info
  • VAN DIJK, Teun A. Ideology: A Multidisciplinary Approach. London: Sage Publications, 1998, 384 pp. ISBN 978-0-7619-5655-6. info
  • FAIRCLOUGH, Norman. Media discourse. 1st pub. London: Hodder Arnold, 1995, viii, 214. ISBN 0340588896. info
  • FAIRCLOUGH, Norman. Discourse and social change. Cambridge, MA: Polity Press, 1992, 259 p. ISBN 9780745612188. info
  • THOMPSON, John B. Ideology and modern culture :critical social theory in the era of mass communication. Cambridge: Polity Press, 1990, viii, 362. ISBN 0-7456-0082-4. info
Assessment methods
Active participation in discussion, position papers, presentation of project of analysis, final essay.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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