Sociology of communication

Year
0
Academic year
2019-2020
Code
01010433
Subject Area
Área Científica do Menor
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Elective
Level
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)

No

Syllabus

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.