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GOVT6336: Media Politics
2024 unit information
This unit examines politics and media. From the relationship between news media and electoral politics, the study of the intersection of media and power now includes the consideration of new media forms and their relationship with the soft politics of representation and performativity.
Unit details and rules
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Government and International Relations |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. have an awareness of media theory
- LO2. criticially engage with media theory
- LO3. understand the contemporary media landscape
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