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Media Democracies - MEFT3103
Media, Film and Theatre

 
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of English, Media and Performing Arts
 
 
Course Outline: http://media.arts.unsw.edu.au//
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 72 units of credit
 
 
Excluded: MDCM3101
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

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.

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