New Media Technologies
Course Description
This course examines the role of new media in contemporary society and the evolution of media technologies in economics, politics, marketing, business, relationships, and journalism. Students will utilize and practice with various new media tools and platforms for both personal and professional contexts. The course focuses on both the practical skills and the theoretical foundations of new media, asking students to demonstrate proficiency in these platforms while understanding the implications for communication practice.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, a student should be able to
· Demonstrate theoretically-informed critical analytical skills and understanding pertaining to the relationships between new media, technology and society
· Critically discuss theories of technological determinism that underpin new media.
· Demonstrate an understanding of new media in relation to questions of language, culture and communication
· Thoroughly explained the nexus between new media and ‘virtual’ identity and community, space and time
· Analyse the role of new media technologies in globalization , transnationalism, democracy, the state, power and political activism
Course Content
· Introduction to new media; technology, society,
· New Media Communication, language and new media
· New media, culture and virtuality
· Media on the move: mobile communications and social transformations
· New media and the transformation of time and space
· Identity and community
· Governance and citizenship: democracy, the state and (cyber)activism
· Exploring digital divides
Required Reading Materials
· Martin, Lister. (2003). New Media: A Critical Introduction. London, UK: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.
· Jenkins, Henry. (2006). Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide. New York: New York University Press.