Course syllabus autumn 2017
Course syllabus autumn 2017
Title
Media, Globalisation and Development
Swedish title
Media, Globalisation and Development
Course code
KK620C
Credits
15 credits
Grading scale
UA / Excellent (A), Very Good (B), Good (C), Satisfactory (D), Pass (E) or Fail (U)
Language of instruction
English
Decision-making body
Faculty of Culture and Society
Syllabus approval date
2017-05-31
Syllabus valid from
2017-08-28
Entry requirements
1. Degree of Bachelor or equivalent.
2. The equivalent of English course B in Swedish secondary school.
Level
Advanced level
Main field
Communication for Development
Progression level
A1N
Progression level in relation to degree requirements
Compulsory course for the Master Degree in Communication for Development.
Course contents
This course establishes the global perspective and supplies the general theoretical outlines, related to the four concepts Globalization, Communication, Culture, and Development. It is divided in two modules, ‘Globalization and Communication’ (7.5 credits) and ‘Culture and Development’ (7.5 credits).
The first module gives a broad introduction to globalization debates in relation to questions of communication, media and social change, stressing the cultural rather than political and economic aspects. The sequel module gives a similar introduction to Development theory and the field of international development cooperation, with emphasis on culture’s role in development studies and development cooperation. Special attention is further paid to the journalistic and literary depiction of the emerging globalized world, and especially the global South.
Learning outcomes
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
After completing the course, the student shall demonstrate:
- A broad understanding of globalization processes with specific attention to communication, culture and media in the context of global and local change.
- A deepened understanding of the relationship between culture, development and identity, with special regard to identity politics,
- A broad knowledge of current trends in the global media industry, with focus on transnational communications and public spheres
- A knowledge of postcolonial and development theories with an emphasis on the tension between development aid, poverty reduction and policies for development and social change.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
After completing the course, the student shall demonstrate:
- The ability to critically assess the role of media, culture and communication in the globalization process,
- The ability to analyze media and cultural texts or communication products and their role in, or connection to, ideas and processes of development,
- The capacity to work in a group with participants from different cultural backgrounds, to interact online, and accordingly to critically reflect upon the different learning activities of the programme and his/her own background and position.
CRITICAL SKILLS AND APPROACH
After completing the course, the student shall demonstrate:
- The ability to critically reflect upon the relationship between globalization, culture, communication and development,
- That he/she is equipped to critically analyse development theories in a historical perspective,
- The ability to critically assess relations between development, colonialism, modernization and globalization,
- An engagement in critical discussion on the value and role of globalization for an analysis of culture.
Learning activities
The course is given as distance learning, with two week-end seminars at Malmö University or other venue, a range of online lectures, as well as online guidance. A collaborative pedagogy is applied, based on the productive use of group dynamics through peer reviewing and other forms of interactive communication on the Internet. The seminars at Malmö University (or other venue) are compulsory, either by participation online or physically at the venue/in person where the seminar takes place. The seminars are broadcast via streaming video and can be followed online by those international students who are not able to attend in person.
Assessment
Assessment is carried out in three different assignments.
The first module (7.5 credits) is examined through a combination of collaborative group work, individual paper writing, and peer review. The second module (7.5 credits) is examined through an individually written assignment and a home-exam.
Course literature and other study material
Module 1. Globalization and Communication:
*Castells, Manuel (2015). Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movements in the Internet Age. Oxford: Polity. [HB1]
Couldry, Nick and Hepp, Andreas (2016) The Mediated Construction of Reality. Cambridge: Polity.[HB2]
Eriksen, Thomas Hylland (2014). Globalization: The Key Concepts, 2nd and Revised Edition. New York: Bloomsbury. (2007 edition available as Ebook)
*Fraser, Nancy, and Nash, Kate. (eds) (2014) Transnationalizing the Public Sphere, Cambridge: Polity Press, 2014[HB3]
Gilroy, Paul (2004) After Empire: Melancholia or Convivial Culture? Oxon: Routledge.[HB4]
*Howard, Philip N. (2013). Castells and the Media: Theory and Media. London: Wiley.
*Manyozo, Linje (2012) Media, Communication and Development: Three Approaches. New Delhi: Sage.[HB5]
Mattoni, Alice and Treré, Emiliano (2014) Media Practices, Mediation Processes, and Mediatization in the Study of Social Movements Communication Theory 24 (2014) pp. 252–271 [HB6] http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/comt.2014.24.issue-3/issuetoc
*Tufte, Thomas (2017) Communication and Social Change: A Citizen Perspective. Cambridge Polity[HB7]
Module 2. Culture and Development:
Bhavnani , Kum-Kum. Foran, John. Kurian, Priya A. Munshi, Debashish (Eds) (2016) Feminist Futures: Reimagining Women, Culture and Development. London: Zed.[HB8]
*Clammer, John (2012). Culture, Development and Social Theory: Towards an Integrated Social Development. London: Zed.
Hemer, Oscar (2012). Fiction and Truth in Transition: Writing the present past in South Africa and Argentina. Berlin: Lit Verlag (will be made available as electronic resource on course site).
*Lewis, David; Rodgers, Dennis & Michael Woolcock (2014) Popular Representations of Development: Insights from novels, films. television and social media. London: Routledge[HB9]
*McEwan, Cheryl (2009). Postcolonialism and Development. London: Routledge.
*Pieterse, Jan Nederveen (2009). Development Theories: deconstructions / reconstructions. (2nd edition). London: Sage
Pieterse, Jan Nederveen (2017) Multipolar Globalization: Emerging Economies and Development. [HB10]
Roberts, J. Timmons. Hite, Amy Bellone. Chorev, Nitsan (Eds)(2015) The Globalization and Development Reader: Perspectives on Development and Global Change, 2nd Edition. Chichester: Wiley[HB11]
*Scott, Martin (2014). Media and Development. London: Zed Books Selected chapters: Introduction + Chapter 6 Media Coverage of the Global South: Who Cares?
*These books are available as ebooks through the Malmö University library system
Course evaluation
An anonymous electronic course evaluation is made immediately after the end of the course. Oral evaluations of the first module and the two seminars are made as part of the seminars. The electronic evaluation is accessible for all students.
Additional information
Access to computer with Internet connection (broadband) is required.