Social Theories on Media and Social Media
Course code
BFM7046.FK
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Ühiskonnateooriad meediast ja sotsiaalmeediast
Course title in English
Social Theories on Media and Social Media
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
To create the prerequisites for understanding the
positions of communication and media in contemporary
social theories, understanding different theories and their
interrelations. To create the prerequisites for
understanding the development of communication and
media, the history of social thought, and media and social
practices.
positions of communication and media in contemporary
social theories, understanding different theories and their
interrelations. To create the prerequisites for
understanding the development of communication and
media, the history of social thought, and media and social
practices.
Brief description of the course
The course is structured as an introduction to the most
influential theories of society of the second half of the
20th century — the 21st century influencing the media
and recent developments in the area. As an independent
work, the authors' texts in a foreign and the Estonian
languages will be familiarized with, as well as the
theoretical approaches to the authors according to the
study material of the programme. The course consists of
the lectures and seminars, where the views of individual
authors are discussed on the basis of student
presentations.
influential theories of society of the second half of the
20th century — the 21st century influencing the media
and recent developments in the area. As an independent
work, the authors' texts in a foreign and the Estonian
languages will be familiarized with, as well as the
theoretical approaches to the authors according to the
study material of the programme. The course consists of
the lectures and seminars, where the views of individual
authors are discussed on the basis of student
presentations.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- is familiar with the media positions of the more influential social theories in the second half of the 20th century and the
21st century;
- understands and analyses their interrelations and implications in the history, social and media practices of social thought and communication.
- is familiar with the media positions of the more influential social theories in the second half of the 20th century and the
21st century;
- understands and analyses their interrelations and implications in the history, social and media practices of social thought and communication.
Teacher
Katrin Tiidenberg
Additional information
van Dijk, J. (2013). The Culture of Connectivity: A
Critical History of Social Media, Oxford University
Press: Oxford, New York.
Gillespie, T. (2018). Custodians of the Internet.
Platforms, Content Moderation, and the Hidden
Decisions that Shape Social Media, Yale University
Press: New Haven, London.
Critical History of Social Media, Oxford University
Press: Oxford, New York.
Gillespie, T. (2018). Custodians of the Internet.
Platforms, Content Moderation, and the Hidden
Decisions that Shape Social Media, Yale University
Press: New Haven, London.
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