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2010/11 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
COMM5320M New Media and Citizenship
30 creditsClass Size: 34
Module manager: Prof Stephen Coleman
Email: s.coleman@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2010/11
This module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
To provide students with a critical understanding of;- meanings of citizenship
- relationships between media and civic practices
- changing civic opportunities and risks in the age of new media, eg. The internet, interactive TV, mobile phones
Skills outcomes
Critical understanding of citizenship and new media
Use of case studies
Ability to pursue research in oral and written contexts
Syllabus
This module introduces students to the historical relationship between citizenship and the media and explores these in the context of new media, such as the internet, interactive TV and mobile telephony. The module will examine six case studies: audience participation and phone-ins; citizens juries and deliberative polls; online consultations; the civic blogosphere; online protest networks; and interactive TV and the 'Big Brother' audience.
- Meanings of citizenship; the mass media and citizenship: an historical overview
- The debate about the democratic potential of new media
- Case study 1 - audience participation and phone-ins
- Case study 2 - citizens' juries and deliberative polls
- Case study 3 - online consultations
- Case study 4 - the civic blogosphere
- Case study 5 - online protest networks
- Case study 6 - interactive TV and the 'Big Brother' audience
- Conceptual reflections: from interpersonal talk to networked interaction
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Seminar | 10 | 2.00 | 20.00 |
| Private study hours | 280.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 20.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300.00 | ||
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Presentation | . | 10.00 |
| Essay | 5,000 words | 90.00 |
| 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 websiteLast updated: 25/10/2011
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