Syllabus
13/04/1511.00-12.20 - Room 14Participation as part of a political-democratic struggleReading: Chapter 1 (15-64)12.30-13.50 - Room 13Distinguishing participation from access and interactionReading: Chapter 1 (64-135)14/04/1511.00-12.20 - Room 20Power and control: case 1: Management in Belgian and Dutch television talk showsReading: Chapter 2 (139-161)12.30-13.50 - Room 112Power and control: case 2: BBC's Video NationReading: Chapter 4 (230-247)15/04/1511.00 - 13.50 - Room 14Power and control: case 3: Barometer and the post-politicalReading: Chapter 2 (161-172)& Kinoautomat screeningReading: Chapter 5 (276-308)16/03/1511.00 - 13.50 - Room 115Identity: case 1: constructing the audience in Jan Publiek Reading: Chapter 3 (175-195)Identity: case 2: constructing the audience in Temptation Island + short presentation case studyReading: Chapter 1 (102-111) & Chapter 3 (195-212)17/04/1511.00 - 13.50 - Room 13Organisations of mediation: Alternative mediaReading: Chapter 6 (311-318 & 337-348)Organisations of mediation: Online participationReading: Chapter 1 (111-124) & Chapter 6 (324-337)(*) Readings come from CARPENTIER, NICO (2011) Media and Participation. A site of ideological-democratic struggle.
Bristol: Intellect.
Annotation
THE ENTIRE COURSE WILL BE TAUGHT IN ONE WEEK, from Monday until Friday. FOR 2015 THIS WILL BE 13 TO 17 APRIL 2015.
The module focuses on media participation, within a democratic ideological framework. The starting point here is that media organizations from a wide variety of (Western) countries allow for reasonably similar participatory practices, and encounter evenly similar problems and limitations. The first two lectures focus on the concept of participation, its close connection to democracy and societal power distributions, and the differences between participation, access and interaction. The remaining lectures can be divided in three parts, respectively focusing on power and control, identity, and organizational structures. The course is complemented with a series of case studies, including an audience discussion program, alternative/community radio, reality TV, vlogging and interactive film.