MC411      Half Unit
Media and Globalisation

This information is for the 2024/25 session.

Teacher responsible

Professor Lee Edwards

Availability

This course is compulsory on the MSc in Global Media and Communications (LSE and Fudan), MSc in Global Media and Communications (LSE and UCT) and MSc in Global Media and Communications (LSE and USC). This course is not available as an outside option.

Pre-requisites

None.

Course content

The aim of this course is to explore and demonstrate the role of media, communications and technology in processes of globalisation by introducing the relevant literature, by examining various theories of globalisation and by exploring some of the key debates related to media, communication and globalisation. Topics taught include nationalism, the ‘dewesternisation’ and ‘decolonisation’ of knowledge production, comparative research, media imperialism, cosmopolitanism and racism.

Teaching

This course is delivered through a combination of lectures and seminars totalling a minimum of 25 hours across Autumn Term. This course includes a reading week in Week 6 of term.

Formative coursework

All students are expected to complete advance reading, participate actively in seminar discussions, carry out seminar presentations and submit one essay of 1500 words.

Indicative reading

A reading list will be provided for each topic. General works relevant to the course include:

  • Appadurai, A. (1996). Modernity at Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalisation. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press.
  • Artz, L. (2023). Global Media Dialogues: Industry, Politics, and Culture. London: Routledge.
  • Dimitrova, D. V. (Ed.). (2021). Global Journalism: Understanding World Media Systems. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.
  • Flew, T. (2018). Understanding Global Media. London: Red Globe Press.
  • Hafez, K., & Grüne, A. (2022). Foundations of Global Communication: A Conceptual Handbook. London: Routledge.
  • Kamalipour, Y. R. (2024). Global Communication: A Multicultural Perspective. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
  • Kraidy, M. M. (2018). Global Media Studies: A Critical Agenda. Journal of Communication, 68(2), 337-346.
  • Lee, C.-C. (2015). Internationalizing ‘International Communication’. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.
  • Miller, T., & Kraidy, M. M. (2016). Global Media Studies. Cambridge: Polity Press.
  • Rantanen, T. (2004). The Media and Globalization. London: Sage.
  • Rantanen, T. (2019). Introduction. In T. Rantanen & C. Jiménez-Martinez (Eds.), Globalization and the Media. London: Routledge.
  • Sklair, L. (2020). The Anthropocene in Global Media: Neutralizing the Risk. Milton: Taylor and Francis.
  • Tomlinson, J. (1999). Globalisation and Culture. Cambridge: Polity Press.

Assessment

Essay (100%, 3000 words) in the WT.

 

Key facts

Department: Media and Communications

Total students 2023/24: 75

Average class size 2023/24: 15

Controlled access 2023/24: Yes

Value: Half Unit

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