Academic Year 2022/2023
- Docente: Stefano Cavazza
- Credits: 6
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Communication Sciences (cod. 8885)
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from Feb 01, 2023 to Mar 09, 2023
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to study the interaction between politics and communication and it will analyze, with a comparative approach, the role of mass media in the consensus building process from the end of the 19th century to the present. At the end of the course, students are expected to: have a clear framework of the history of mass media and political communication from the end of 19th century to the present time; develop an in-depth knowledge of analytical tools to evaluate the influence of the media system on the consensus building process.
Course contents
The course will reconstruct the evolution of the mass media in relation to the political sphere. The list of topics covered may be subject to slight variations
Lecture 1 Introduction to the course
Lecture 2 The Concept of Politics
Lecture 3 The Concept of the Public Sphere
Lecture 4 Stereotypes and communication
Lecture 4 Communication and politics in the 19th century
Lecture 5 The birth of the political press
Lecture. 6 War and Censorship
Lecture 7 The fascist dictatorship and the organisation of consensus
Lecture 8 The National Socialist Dictatorship and Propaganda
Lecture 9 Advertising, consumption and politics
Lecture 10 Post-war electoral campaigns
Lecture 11 The Cold War and political communication
Lecture 12 The advent of television in politics
Lecture 13 The permanent electoral campaign
Lecture 14 Internet, social media and fake news
Lecture 15 Summary of topics
Readings/Bibliography
- L. Gorman, D. McLean, Media e società nel mondo contemporaneo, Il Mulino, Bologna 2011 o edizioni successive (capitoli 5, 6, 9)
- P. Allotti, La libertà di stampa. Dal XVI secolo a oggi, Il Mulino, Bologna 2020
- E. Novelli, Le campagne elettorali in Italia. Protagonisti, strumenti, teorie, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2018
Teaching methods
Lecture
Assessment methods
The exam consists of a written test, which will take place in the computer lab. Students will be given 60 minutes to answer 2 open questions relating to the topics covered in the lectures and textbooks.
The achievement of an accurate and thorough knowledge of the topics addressed in the course, together with good analytical and critical skills and the possession of a mastery of the specific language will be assessed with marks of excellence (30-30L).
A solid knowledge of the topics addressed in the course, together with evident capacities for analysis and criticism and the possession of a mastery of the specific language will be assessed with very good marks (27-29).
A mostly mechanical and/or mnemonic knowledge of the subject, an ability to analyse that is not always well articulated and/or language that is correct but not always appropriate will lead to fair marks (23-26).
Weak analytical skills and approximate or inappropriate language, albeit in the context of minimal knowledge of the examination material, will lead to sufficient marks (18-22).
Teaching tools
beamer and other audiovisual tools
Office hours
See the website of Stefano Cavazza
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.