MECO6929 - Chinese Media Studies in Global Contexts

Semester 2, 2011  |  Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Joyce Nip
Phone: +61 2 9351 2432
Email: joyce.nip@sydney.edu.au

Description

This unit draws your attention to the diversity of media systems and uses in China and Chinese-speaking environments, including Australia. Designed for all students, with or without knowledge of the Chinese language, the unit calls on the disciplinary riches of global media studies, contextualised in our specific regional situation. Topics including national branding; mobile media content; children's media and moral education; business media; historical formations of political communications; and media systems in the context of grounded migration will be addressed.

Assessments

1x3000wd essay (60%), 1x2000wd workshop presentation (40%)

Classes

1x2-hr seminar/week

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