Media Democracies - MEFT3103

   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 72 units of credit; Excluded: MDCM3101
 
 
Session Offered: See Class Timetable
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 

Description


Investigates the relationships between media and democracy. Considers debates about the form and operations of media power, the relations between media and government and the nature of democratic process. Particular emphasis will be placed on the role of digital media in facilitating new forms of political participation and protest: for example, e-politics, cyberdemocracy and tactical media.