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07297 - Sociology of Communication

Academic Year 2021/2022

                
                        Docente:
                        Paolo Terenzi
                    
                        Credits:
                        8
                    
                        SSD:
                        SPS/08
                    
                        Language:
                        Italian
                    
                        Moduli:
                        
                            Paolo Terenzi
                            (Modulo 1)
                        
                            Paolo Terenzi
                            (Modulo 2)
                        
                            (Modulo Y)
                        
                        Teaching Mode:
                        
                                    In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 1); 
                                
                                    In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 2); 
                                
                                    In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo Y)
                                
                            Campus:
                            Forli
                        
                            Corso:
                            Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
                            Mass media and politics (cod. 8051)

                            Teaching resources on Virtuale

Learning outcomes

The course studies the main issues of the sociology of communication, from interpersonal communication to mass media, with particular reference to the symbolic dynamics that can be found in the representations of the socio-political fenomena. At the end of the course, the student has learnt the fundamental theoretical and methodological tools for analysing and interpreting the communication processes in contemporary society

Course contents

The course is organized in lectures and seminars, as detailed in the following program. Lectures (16 hours) aim to introduce students to the core tenets of the discipline. Seminars (12 hours) aim to provide occasions for in-depth discussions of class materials and exercises. For the seminar section of the course, students will be divided in two groups for a total of (16+12) 28 hours for each student. Students are required to carefully read the assigned material before the session and - in the case of seminars - active participation through presentations of existing scholarship and case studies will also be expected. Regardless of the health-related conditions and the specific organization of the course, students will be able to follow the lessons of the entire course remotely on MS TEAMS.

The students on this course must register with the mailing list set up by the lecturer.

paolo.terenzi.mmp

The sociology of the media; the problem of fake news

Readings/Bibliography

Set books for the written exam I

(1) S. Bentivegna, G. Boccia Artieri, Le teorie delle comunicazioni di massa e la sfida digitale, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2019.

(2) Riva, Fake news. Vivere e sopravvivere in un mondo post-verità, il Muilino, Bologna, 2018.

(4) Set book for the oral exam

A book chosen from among the following

E. Arielli, P. Bottazzini, Idee virali. Perché i pensieri si diffondono, il Mulino, Bologna, 2018.

L. McIntyre, Post-verità, Utet, Torino, 2019.

S. Monaci, Odio social. Tecnologie e narrative della comunicazione in rete, Egea, Milano, 2022.

A. Cairo, Come i grafici mentono. Capire meglio le informazioni visive, Raffaello Cortina, Milano, 2020.

Teaching methods

lectures and seminars

Assessment methods

The exam shall be in written form

Attending students

There shall be two intermediate written exams.

Part I: 8 questions, 60 minutes to answer. Marks shall be given out of 30.

Part II. Memorandum, take-home exam

Oral exam

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