Monday, 4 January 2021

MEDIA, GENDER & CULTURE SYLLABUS FYBAMMC

 

PROGRAM

BAMM

YEAR

FYBMM

SEMESTER

II

COURSE:

MEDIA GENDER & CULTURE

COURSE CODE

BAMMMGC 206

PAPER

6

TOTAL MARKS

100   (75:25)

NO OF LECTURES

48

 

 

 

SEMESTER II

COURSE CODE

COURSE NAME & DETAILED SYLLABUS

BAMMMGC-206

MEDIA GENDER & CULTURE

 

COURSE OUTCOME

·         To discuss the significance of culture and the media industry.

·         To understand the association between the media, gender and culture in the society. 

·         To stress on the changing perspectives of media, gender and culture in the globalised era.

 

MODULE

TOPICS

TOPICS

LECTURES

 

 

INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL STUDIES

 

I

EVOLUTION, NEED, CONCEPTS AND THEORIES

Evolution, features of cultural studies, Need and significance of cultural studies and media

Concepts related to culture-

Acculturation, enculturation, ethnocentrism, cultural relativism, cultural shock and its relevance in media

Theories:

·         Stuart Hall : encoding and decoding, Circuit of culture

·         John Fiske:  culture and industry

·         Feminism and Post feminism

·         Techno culture  and risk – Ulrich Beck

 

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CULTURE AND MEDIA

 

II

CONSTRUCTION, COMMODIFICATION, IMPACT AND RECENT TRNDS

1.       Construction of culture- social, economic, political, religion and technology

2.       Culture, industry and media- commodification, memes, representation, articulation, popular culture, power, cyber culture

3.       Media and its impact on the cultural aspect of the society.

4.       Culture industry and communication - with reference, to film, TV, social media, advertisements etc.,

5.       Recent trends in Culture consumption:  Changing values, Ideologies & its Relevance in the Contemporary society.

 

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GENDER AND MEDIA CULTURE

 

III

ROLE AND INFLUENCE OF MEDIA

1.       The influence of media on views of gender (theme, under representation, stereotypes, women and men, stereotype images, roles etc.)

2.       Role of media in social construction of gender, Changing attitudes & behaviour for empowerment of women : Movements of change

3.       Gender equality and media

4.       Hegemonic masculinity in media

5.       Gender issues in news media (TV, radio, newspapers & online news)

 

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GLOBALISATION AND  MEDIA CULTURE

 

IV

GLOBAL, LOCAL, CONSUMER AND THE RECENT TRENDS

1.       Media imperialism

2.       Globalisation and Local culture- Issues and Perspectives, threat to regional and local identities, Impact of global culture and its relevance in media and gender

3.       Consumer culture and media in the era of globalisation.

4.       Digital Media culture: Recent trends and challenges

5.       Media and Globalisation: Global economic flows, global cultural flows, homogenization & fragmentation, glocalization, creolization, globalization & power.

 

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INTERNAL EVALUATION METHODOLOGY

  1. CONTINUOUS  ASSIGNMENTS
  2. ORAL & PRACTICAL PRESENTATIONS
  3. GROUP/INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
  4. CLASS TEST
  5. OPEN BOOK TEST
  6. GROUP INTERACTIONS
  7. QUIZ

REFERENCE

1.       MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES: MEENAKSHI GIGI DURHAM AND DOUGLAS M.KELLNER

2.       CULTURAL STUDIES- THEORY AND PRACTICE – CHRIS BARKER

3.       AN INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL STUDIES- PROMOD K. NAYAR

4.       CULTURE CHANGE IN INDIA- IDENITITY AND GLOBALISATION – YOGENDRA SINGH

5.       INDIAN MEDIA IN A GLOBALISED WORLD-  MAYA RANGANATHAN USHA M. RODGRIGUES

6.       MEDIA GENDER AND POPULAR CULTURE IN INDIA- TRACKING CHANGE AND CONTINIUTY – SANJUKTHE- DASGUPTA

 

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