Sociology of communication
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2018-2019
01010433
Área Científica do Menor
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
6.0
Elective
1st Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Teaching Methods
Most sessions of teaching will be based on powerpoint presentations, asking students to discuss the slides in the presentation. We will also be viewing different visual study materials such as photographs, films and documentaries, as appropriate.
Learning Outcomes
This course examines the origins and development of Sociology of Communication in its proximity to some core sociological theories. Starting with the emergence of mass media in the early twentieth century, we follow certain lines of thought and schools that provided the foundation for the study of communication and further study of the media and its forms of social interaction until the current century.
Thus, it seeks to provide students with a comprehensive and historical view of the sociological approach to the media and communication so that they can: recognize various dimensions of communication and media, in particular to differentiate its social aspects; understand the major implications of media culture and its influences in the social field; deconstruct the naturalization of communication in everyday experience; acquire knowledge some of some fundamental thoughts on communication.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
1 Early theories on the construction of meaning in the social world:
The Chicago School: John Dewey and Robert Park
2 Media and society: Effects in the social media world
Symbolic Interactionism
Media effects and public opinion: Lazarsfeld and mass communication research
3. The Cultural Turn in media research
Reception Studies
Cultural Studies: Communication and sub-cultures
4 Media and entertainment: Culture of fans and celebrities.
Head Lecturer(s)
Maria João Rosa Cruz Silveirinha
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Exam: 100.0%
Bibliography
Mattelard, A e Mattelard, M. (2002) 2ª edição, História das Teorias da Comunicação, Porto: Campo das Letras.
Escosteguy, Ana Carolina D. (2001), Cartografias dos estudos culturais uma versão latino-americana. Belo Horizonte: Autêntica
Turner, Graeme (2004), Understanding celebrity, London: Sage.
Esteves, João Pissarra (2011), Sociologia da Comunicação, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
João Pissarra Esteves (org.) (2002). Comunicação e sociedade. Lisboa: Livros Horizonte
Rieffel, Rémy (2003), Sociologia dos Média, Porto: Porto Editora.