Media, Culture and Consumption

• • A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

• CUR-MED104-Engaging Media
• CUR-COM155-Culture to Cultures

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

This subject was previously known as Consuming Culture.

This subject aims to deepen students understanding of the receiving end of communications media- consumers, audiences, publics and users. It will familiarise students with the social and cultural consequences of media consumption and provide a strong grounding in competing perspectives in audiences studies and the role of media usage in the formation of subcultures, public spheres, and national communities.

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• Exercise (30%)
• Reflection (30%)
• Essay (40%)

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