95567 Digital Media in Social Context

6cp; availability: postgraduate degree students

This subject uses the interdisciplinary approach of media studies to explore the debates around the role of the media in society, and the changes that digital media are reflecting and contributing to that role. It takes some of the common terms associated with new media – such as 'information revolution', 'global village', 'collapse of time and space', 'globalisation', 'constant change' and 'new forms of democracy' – and analyses their usage in a historical context to facilitate an informed and critical view of the issues.

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus

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2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $889.75
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,370.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
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