NB: This is a preliminary schedule.
· The use of laptop computers and other electronic devices during class is NOT permitted.
Week 1
Course Overview and introduction. The historical context of media globalization Readings: Thussu, ch.1
Week 2
Introduction to media theory
Week 3
The different approaches to the study of global communications.
Week 4
Intro: globalization and identity.
Week 5
Globalization and identity politics. The global communications infrastructure
Week 6
The Global Communications infrastructure part II. Intro: the Local and the Global in Media culture
Week 7
Review and Mid Term Exam
Week 8
The Local and The Global in Media Culture. Case studies.
Week 9
Intro counter-flows
Week 10
The Al Jazeera Case study + Bollywood
Week 11
Bollywood in Nigeria & Nollywood cinema. Korean Media in a global context
Week 12
Cultures of diaspora. Alternative Media and Diaspora in Europe.
Week 13
Globalization and the Internet revolution
Week 14
Wrap Up and Review