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2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

GEOG3052 Media Geographies

20 creditsClass Size: 62

Module manager: David Bell
Email: d.bell@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2008/09

This module is approved as an Elective

Module summary

The module explores the intersections of media studies and human geography. After introducing some key ideas and approaches in media studies, the first 'block' of the module focuses on issues of representation, for example by exploring films about the city or media representations of geography and geographers. The second `block' explores spaces of media production (media industries, regulation, etc) and of media consumption (audiences, consumption practices, etc), focusing on television, music and new media.

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- explore the intersections of media studies and human geography;
- understand issues of media representation in the context of geographical topics and to analyse selected media texts;
- discuss geographies of media production and consumption, including studies of media industries and experiences of media consumption in space;
- develop skills in media and cultural analysis and awareness of their applications within human geography.

Learning outcomes
A1 the dynamic nature of geographical thought and the inter-relationships between the discipline and the social sciences and humanities
A4 spatial patterns and relationships in human phenomena at a variety of scales
A5 the geography of places and their constitution by economic, social and political processes, and the influence of places on these processes
A7 contemporary debates about time-space relationships, globalization and global interconnections
A8 the role of changes in technology, the nature of work and labour markets in influencing spatial patterns of economic activity
A10 the contribution of geography to development of political, economic and cultural agendas, policies and practices

Skills outcomes
B1 abstraction and synthesis of information from a variety of sources
B3 critical analysis and interpretation of data and text
B4 developing reasoned arguments
D2 communicate effectively (in writing, verbally, and through graphical representation)
D5 identify, retrieve, sort and exchange geographical information using a wide range of sources
D7 manage time and organise work effectively


Syllabus

1. Introduction: thinking media spaces
2. Representing the city
3. Representing the countryside
4. Representing the nation
5. Representing geography
6. Reading week
7. Making television - genres and format
8. Watching television - audience spaces
9. Making music - scenes and sounds
10. Listening to music - soundscapes
11. Producing new media - internetworking
12. Consuming new media - social networking

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Film Screenings53.0015.00
Lecture112.0022.00
Seminar61.006.00
Private study hours157.00
Total Contact hours43.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)200.00

Private study

Guided weekly reading and preparation for seminars. Background reading. Additional viewing/reviewing of media texts. Preparation of coursework.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Informally through seminars and classroom discussion. Formally through assessed work and through course monitoring questionnaires.

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
Essay3,000 word50.00
Portfolio3 x 1,000 word50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 28/04/2009

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