Media Education Literature: Media in Society (5cr)

Objective

After the course a student:- can explain a broader international research perspective related to her/ his own Master�s thesis research- is familiar with methods used in media education research.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

5-1/fail

Materials

More literature information and extra material
Gillespie, M. 2005. Media audiences. Maidenhead: Open University Press. McMillin, D.C. 2007. International media studies. Malden (Mass.): Blackwell. McRobbie, A. 2009. The Aftermath of Feminism, Gender, Culture, and Social Change. London: Sage. Olsson, T. & Dahlgren 2010. Young people. ICTs and democracy. Gothenbourg: Nordicom. Stokes, J. 2003. How to do media & cultural studies. London: Sage. Tufte, T., Wildermuth, N., Hansen-Skovmoes, A-S. & Mitullah, W . 2013. Speaking up and talking back? University of Gothenburg: Nordicom. Media, Culture & Society. http://mcs.sagepub.com/

Execution methods

A written exam based on a set of books and/ or research articles. The literature has to be agreed with the examiner prior to the exam. An individual set of literature related to one�s own Master�s thesis can be agreed for the exam.