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Poslední úprava: PhDr. Todd Nesbitt, Ph.D. (27.09.2010)
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Poslední úprava: PhDr. Todd Nesbitt, Ph.D. (21.04.2008)
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Understand the relationship between communication and empire 2. Explain how the privatization of telecommunications affects international communication 3. Analyze global news flow 4. Understand the political economy of global communication 5. Describe the effect of the global digital divide 6. Detect and explain cultural globalization 7. Predict the future of international communication, and its effect on global stability
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Poslední úprava: PhDr. Todd Nesbitt, Ph.D. (27.09.2010)
Course Readings Required Readings:
i) A reader of core texts will be on reserve in the library. A good number of them, but by no means all, will be taken from the following texts: a) Thussu, Daya Kishan (2010) International Communication: A Reader. New York: Routledge. b) McPhail, Thomas L. (2005) Global Communication: Theories, Stakeholders, and Trends. New York: Blackwell Publishing. c) Rantanen, Terhi (2004) The Media and Globalization. London: Sage.
ii) Students may be directed to additional supplementary materials on reserve, in the press, or on the internet.
Recommended Readings: Demers, David (2002) Global Media: Menace or Messiah? Cresskill NJ: Hampton Press. Doyle, Gillian (2002) Understanding Media Economics. London: Sage. Giddens, A (1999) Runaway World: How Globalization Is Reshaping Our Lives. London: Profile. Hamelink, Cees (1994) The Politics of World Communication: A Human Rights Perspective. London: Sage, 1994. Kwadwo Anokwa, Carolyn A. Lin and Michael B Salwen [Eds.] (2003) International Communication: Concepts and Cases. New York: Wadsworth. Malek, Abbas and Kavoori, Anandam P. (2000) The Global Dynamics of News: Studies in International News Coverage and News Agenda. London: Greenwood Press. Merril, John C. (1995) Global Journalism: Survey of International Communications. New York: Longman. Mohammadi, Ali (1997) International Communication and Globalization. London: Sage. Mosco, Vincent (1996) The Political Economy of Communication. London: Sage. Murphy, Patrick and Kraidy, Marwan (2003) Global Media Studies: Ethnographic Perspectives. London: Routledge. Said, Edward. (1988) Covering Islam: How the Media and the Expert Determine How We See the Rest of the World. New York: Pantheon. Schiller, H. (1969) Mass Communication and the American Empire. New York: A.M. Kelly. Wang, G., Servaes, J., & Goonasekera (Eds.) (2000) The New Communications Landscape: Demystifying Media Globalization. New York: Routledge. |
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Poslední úprava: PhDr. Todd Nesbitt, Ph.D. (27.09.2010)
Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences Global Communication Autumn Semester 2010/11
Instructor: PhDr. Todd Nesbitt, Ph.D. Consultation Hours: 18:20-19:20 Wednesdays, or by appointment Email: tnesbitt@seznam.cz
Course Overview This course aims to bring together diverse issues and perspectives in the rapidly evolving and changing area of international/global communication. Through a study of multidimensional perspectives, a framework will be established for the appreciation of the immense scope, disparity, and complexity of this rapidly evolving field. Students will be encouraged to critically assess shifts in national, regional, and international media patterns of production, distribution, and consumption in the larger context of globalization. Essential concepts of international communication will be examined, including trends in national and global media consolidation, cultural implications of globalization, international broadcasting, information flow, international communication law and regulation, and trends in communication and information technologies.
Course Readings Required Readings:
i) A reader of core texts will be on reserve in the library. A good number of them, but by no means all, will be taken from the following texts: a) Thussu, Daya Kishan (2010) International Communication: A Reader. New York: Routledge. b) McPhail, Thomas L. (2005) Global Communication: Theories, Stakeholders, and Trends. New York: Blackwell Publishing. c) Rantanen, Terhi (2004) The Media and Globalization. London: Sage.
ii) Students may be directed to additional supplementary materials on reserve, in the press, or on the internet.
Recommended Readings: Demers, David (2002) Global Media: Menace or Messiah? Cresskill NJ: Hampton Press. Doyle, Gillian (2002) Understanding Media Economics. London: Sage. Giddens, A (1999) Runaway World: How Globalization Is Reshaping Our Lives. London: Profile. Hamelink, Cees (1994) The Politics of World Communication: A Human Rights Perspective. London: Sage, 1994. Kwadwo Anokwa, Carolyn A. Lin and Michael B Salwen [Eds.] (2003) International Communication: Concepts and Cases. New York: Wadsworth. Malek, Abbas and Kavoori, Anandam P. (2000) The Global Dynamics of News: Studies in International News Coverage and News Agenda. London: Greenwood Press. Merril, John C. (1995) Global Journalism: Survey of International Communications. New York: Longman. Mohammadi, Ali (1997) International Communication and Globalization. London: Sage. Mosco, Vincent (1996) The Political Economy of Communication. London: Sage. Murphy, Patrick and Kraidy, Marwan (2003) Global Media Studies: Ethnographic Perspectives. London: Routledge. Said, Edward. (1988) Covering Islam: How the Media and the Expert Determine How We See the Rest of the World. New York: Pantheon. Schiller, H. (1969) Mass Communication and the American Empire. New York: A.M. Kelly. Wang, G., Servaes, J., & Goonasekera (Eds.) (2000) The New Communications Landscape: Demystifying Media Globalization. New York: Routledge.
Grading Examinations and Assignments
Criteria Value Date Details Participation 20% Per class Contribution to class activity Case Study Paper 40% Dec. 15, Jan. 12 See instructions (hand-out) Final 40% Dec 15, Jan 12 Written exam, 90 minutes
Participation: This course is very intensive. Lecture content and class discussion provides at times the background for the understanding of the required readings, and always directs the approach to the subject as a whole. Thus, missing class could seriously affect your grade.
Case Study: The case study assignment is a comparative paper discussing the effects of media globalization on two chosen countries. The case study should consist of an overview of all media sectors (print, broadcast, digital), examine the political, economic, social, cultural and scientific factors which have led to the countries to having the type of systems that they have, and assess the effects of global communication on the country?s media systems. Instructions will be distributed.
Exam/Test: Exam format may consist of a mixture of short answer and essay questions covering all readings, lecture, hand-out and class discussion content. See course schedule for dates.
Policies Deadlines in the field of communication are critical. Therefore, late assignments and absence from tests will not be tolerated. In the event of illness or emergency, contact your instructor IN ADVANCE to determine whether special arrangements are possible. The University?s rules on academic dishonesty (e.g. cheating, plagiarism, submitting false information) will be strictly enforced. Please familiarise yourself with these rules, or ask your instructor for clarification.
Schedule (tentative, subject to change) Themes and Readings WEEK AGENDA READINGS Sept. 29 You and International Media Systems Intro to Cultural Identity and Communication Gitlin: Supply and Demand of US Popular Culture (2002), Sreberny: Globalization and Me: Thinking at the Boundary (2003)
Oct. 06 International Communication History I: Dawn of European Imperialism to the Telephone Palmer: Historical Paths of Global Communication (2002)
Oct. 13 International Communication History II: Broadcasting and Empire Straubhaar: International Broadcasting (2002)
Oct. 20 International Communication History III : Cold War Communication :Critical Reflections Schiller: Media Power: Who holds it? (1989) Oct. 27 Intro to International Communication Theory A Survey Thussu: Approaches to Theorizing International Communication (2000) Nov. 03 Discourses of Globalisation A Communications Perspective Friedman: ...And the Walls Came Tumbling Down (2000) Rantanen: Giddens and the ?G? word: An interview with Anthony Giddens (2005), Francis Fukuyama, "The end of history?" The National Interest, Summer 1989. Pankaj Ghemawat, "Why the world isn?t flat," Foreign Policy, March/April 2007. Nov. 10 Creating the New GM Environment Legal and Political Context Thussu: Creating a Global Communication Infrastructure (2000)
Nov. 17 National Holiday - NO CLASS National Holiday - NO CLASS Nov. 24 The TNMC What it is and How it Works Gershon: The TNMC and the Economics of Global Competition (2002), Nesbitt: TNMC Economic, Socio-Cultural & Political Implications (2004), Chalaby: From Internationalization to Transnationalization (2005) Dec. 01 The Media and Cultural Globalization Entertainment and News Flows Ogan: Communication and Culture (2002) Cohen: Globalization Ltd.: Domestication at the Boundaries of Foreign Television News (2000), Gher: Patterns in Global Communication (2002), Chan: Global Media and the Dialectics of the Global (2005) Dec. 08 Prospects and Concerns Constriction vs. Expansion Chan & Ma: Transculturating Modernity (2002), WSIS DECLARATION http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs/geneva/official/dop.html
Dec. 15 FINAL EXAM TERM I
Jan. 12 FINAL EXAM TERM II |