ZUR385 Discourse Analysis of Media

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Kirkosová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Kirkosová, Ph.D.
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 aim of the course is to acquaint the students with the methodology of critical discourse analysis, to introduce them to basic principles, concepts, tools and to help them better understand the structure and contents of media texts.
Syllabus
  • 1 Introduction
    2 Discourse, discourse studies, qualitative text analysis
    3 Media discourse, news values and social constructivism
    4 Ideological square, discourse strategies
    5 Deconstruction and reconstruction of discourse, levels of analysis and four perspectives
    6 Wording, word potential and metaphors
    7 Reading week
    8 Transitivity and modality
    9 Text cohesion, styles, arguments
    10 Intertextuality, role of journalist and discourse community
    11 Power disbalances and asymmetries
    12-13 Students presentations
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, homeworks, analysis presentation.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019.
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