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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jan Miessler (01.02.2024)
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jan Miessler (01.02.2024)
As the result of taking this course, students should acquire understanding of how interactive media operate and what are the main points of the debate about them. They should be able to use this understanding for analysis of instances of interactive media and context and link them to relevant theories. |
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jan Miessler (01.02.2024)
Castells, M. (1996) The Rise of Network Society. Basil Blackwell. Curran, J. ed. (2010) Media and Society (5th ed.). Bloomsbury Academic. van Dijk, J. (2012) The Network Society (3rd ed.). Sage. Fuchs, C. (2008) Internet and Society: Social Theory in the Information Age. Routledge. Fuchs, C. (2011). Foundations of Critical Media and Information Studies. Routledge. |
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jan Miessler (01.02.2024)
Short introduction to the topic by the lecturer followed by presentations and debates on key issues of the assigned texts. |
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jan Miessler (01.02.2024)
To pass the class, students need to contribute to every class by joining the discussion. They also have to do a short class presentation and write a final paper and a book review. Requirements for the tasks will be discussed during the first class. Final grade spectrum: Pass/Fail |
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jan Miessler (01.02.2024)
Lesson plan: 1. Introduction: what is technology? 2. Technological determinism? 3. A Marxist base for a digital superstructure? 4. Digital economy 5. History of the internet revisited 6. Cyborgs and cybercommunities 7. Cyberpower 8. Digital texts, digital minds 9. Artificial worlds, cyber bodies and digital self 10. Alternatives to the West 11. Final class |