Media in Post-Totalitarian Countries - JJM462

• Title: Media in Post-Totalitarian Countries
• Czech title: Média v posttotalitních zemích
• Guaranteed by: Department of Journalism (23-KZ)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2024
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 6
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:1/1, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: 17 / 17 (17)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: prof. PhDr. Jan Jirák, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): prof. PhDr. Jan Jirák, Ph.D.
• Class: Courses not for incoming students

Annotation

The purpose of the course Media in Post-Totalitarian Countries is (a) to offer a basic knowledge of the development of the media in countries with totalitarian past after 1989 till nowadays and (b) to support students´ critical approach to reflections on mass and social media in their life and in contemporary societies. The course is designed as a seminar (with some introductory lecturing) with strong active participation of students (the “country media report” every meeting. The course requires only some basic knowledge of sociology, social theory and communication science on an introductory level, some basic knowledge of world (American and European) history and popular culture. Intense investigative journalism workshop to offer students' development of their skills to cover serious social issues will be held with prominent Czech journalists.

Last update: Němcová Tejkalová Alice, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (19.02.2023)

Course completion requirements

Grading policy (100 points max.)

"Country media report" is a piece of text focused on analysis of media development in chosen country (Czechia, Poland, Germany, Russia, Ukraina, Hungary...) after the fall of totalitarian régime, incl. the reflections on media development in chosen country in the world daily press or other public media in given time period (depends upon the chosen country). Each student/team of students will prepare the country report for meetings (70% of total grade). The dates of presentation will be decided during the first session.

Investigative report within an intense investigative workshop (30% of total grade) 

Grades:

100-91 points = A

90-81 points = B

80-71 points = C

70-61 points = D

60-51 points = E

50-0 points = F (failure)

Last update: Němcová Tejkalová Alice, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (19.02.2023)

Literature

ANDERSON, Benedict. 2006. Imagined Communities. London, New York: Verso. ISBN 978-1-84467-086-4.

FISHER, Mark. 2009. Capitalist Realism. Is There No Alternative? Winchester, Washington: O-Books.

GROSS Peter, JAKUBOWICZ Karol (eds.). 2012. Media Transformations in the Post-Communist World: Eastern Europe's Tortured Path to Change. Lanham, Boulder, New York: Lexington Books. ISBN 978-0-7391-7494-4.

MURDOCH, Graham, GRIPSRUD, Jostein (eds.). 2015. Money Talks: Media, Markets, Crisis. Bristol, Chicago: Intellect Books. ISSN 1742-9439.

O´NEIL, Patrick (ed.). 2013. Post-Communism and the Media in Eastern Europe. London and New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-714-64311-3.

TURNER, Graeme. 2016. Re-Inventing the Media. London and New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-02070-2.

Last update: Němcová Tejkalová Alice, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (19.02.2023)

Syllabus

01. Course description, assignments

02. Introduction into Central European Media Environment

03. Media Systems Theory 

04. Transitional Democracies' Media Systems 

05. Country media report + discussion 

06. Country media report + discussion 

07. Country media report + discussion 

08. Country media report + discussion 

09. Country media report + discussion 

10. Country media report + discussion 

11. Country media report + discussion 

12. Conclusion, evaluation 

The intense investigative journalism workshop will be held separately within a semester.

Last update: Němcová Tejkalová Alice, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (19.02.2023)