MVK_08 Mass communications and pop culture

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Aleš Opekar, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Viktor Pantůček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Macek, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Vlasta Taranzová
Timetable
Mon 18:20–19:55 J21
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
The present times are characterized by terms of the kind of "information society" or "media society". This leads to a wide range of questions connected with art and culture. Students will be able to reflect the given problems.
Syllabus
  • Basic terminology
  • Pop culture
  • Mass media
  • The artificial X nonartificial
Literature
  • The media in Europe. Edited by Mary Kelly - Gianpietro Mazzoleni - Denis McQuail. 3rd ed. London: SAGE Publications, 2004, 274 s. ISBN 0761941320. info
  • MCLUHAN, Marshall. Člověk, média a elektronická kultura : výbor z díla. Translated by Irena Přibylová - Martin Krejza. Vyd. 1. Brno: Jota, 2000, 415 s. ISBN 8072171283. info
  • MCQUAIL, Denis. Úvod do teorie masové komunikace. Translated by Jan Jirák - Marcel Kabát. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 1999, 447 s. ISBN 80-7178-200-9. info
  • DEFLEUR, Melvin L. and Everette E. DENNIS. Understanding mass communication : a liberal arts perspective. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996, x, 646. ISBN 0395746817. info
  • MCLUHAN, Marshall. The global village : der Weg der Mediengesellschaft in das 21. Jahrhundert. Edited by Bruce R. Powers. Paderborn: Junfermann Verlag, 1995, 284 s. ISBN 387387217X. info
  • KUNCZIK, Michael. Základy masové komunikace. Translated by Štěpánka Kudrnáčová - Milan Šmíd. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1995, 307 s. ISBN 807184134X. info
  • MCQUAIL, Denis. Mass communication theory : an introduction [McQuail, 1994]. 3rd ed. London: SAGE Publications, 1994, xiv, 416 s. ISBN 0-8039-7784-0. info
  • MCQUAIL, Denis and Sven WINDAHL. Communication models :for the study of mass communications. 2nd ed. London: Longman, 1993, viii, 229. ISBN 058203650X. info
  • MCLUHAN, Marshall. Counterblast. London: Rapp & Whiting, 1970, 143 p. ISBN 085391138X. info
  • MCLUHAN, Marshall. The Gutenberg Galaxy : the making of typographic man. New York: New American Library, 1969, 349 s. info
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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