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Semester 2

From Typewriters to Blogs: Latin American Media Studies (Ordinary) (ELCH09026)

Subject

European Languages and Cultures - Hispanic Studies

College

CAHSS

Credits

20

Normal Year Taken

3

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

In order to be eligible to take 3rd/4th Year Options, Visiting Students should have the equivalent of at least two years of study at University level of the appropriate language(s) and culture(s).

Course Summary

Working with a variety of media objects ranging from typewriters, to video, to blogs, we will explore the complexity of technological and media artifacts, especially as they relate to the political, social and cultural impact of media in Latin American (and diasporic) contexts.

Course Description

Working with a variety of media objects ranging from typewriters, to video, to blogs, students will explore the complexity of technological and media artifacts, especially as they relate the political, social and cultural impact of media in Latin American (and diasporic) contexts. Students will read seminal theorists on technology and media, and will also explore critics whose work contends with Latin Americas specificity. These critics will guide students in their approach to the complex media narratives that coexist in Latin America. They will help students approach three main questions: How is media appropriated in different national, social, and economic contexts? How does technology take on new meanings in media ecologies characterised by multiple and competing understandings of modernity? How does the same medias social function or trajectory (Appadurai) change over time? This course will be delivered by a mixture of presentations, set readings, media objects to analyse, and class discussion.

Assessment Information

Written Exam 0%, Coursework 100%, Practical Exam 0%

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