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Presentation
Presentation
This curricular unit intends to be a space for reflection on the impact of media on societies and culture and on the current emerging paradigms in human-human and human-computer interaction. The areas of intervention include contemporary perspectives on new media, digital communication challenges, online activism, democracy and human rights, visual journalism, webdocumentary and big data. Based on these contents, it is expected that students can develop critical reflections for developing research work within the scope of the Ph.D. in Communication and Activism.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Doctorate | Semestral | 6
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULP1963-22472
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
1. New media fundamentals
1.1 Current and emerging interaction paradigms;
1.2 Interface, information and communication
2. Algorithmic culture
2.1 Impact of new media and algorithms on society;
2.2 Algorithmic culture, convergence, participation and horizontal productivity
3. Challenges of digital communication
3.1 Experience, engagement and motivation
3.2 Determining the experience and "Big data"
4. New expressions of communication and journalism
4.1 From journalism crisis(es) to emerging models;
4.2 Journalism, democracy and human rights;
4.3 New media, online activism and journalism.
5. Emerging models of communication and journalism
5.1.1 From crowdfunding to sponsorship;
5.1.2 Collaborative projects and investigative journalism
5.1.3 Crowdsourcing
5.2 New journalistic expressions:
5.2.1 Visual journalism, web documentaries and the evolution of reporting in a digital environment;
5.2.2 "Big data", "data journalism" and the current challenges for investigative journalism.
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Objectives
Objectives
Recognize the impact of media on society and culture; Identify the current and emerging paradigms of human-human and human-technology interaction; Recognize the influence of technology in communication and relate these changes to the fundamental elements of the new media; Understanding emerging models of journalism and new journalistic expressions: its context and development; Identify - and reflect critically on - the emerging journalism models, their profiles and limitations; Understand the uses of new and different media formats and platforms for independent projects/alternatives to traditional journalism; Understand the benefits of other forms of journalistic expression; Integrate and critically interpret the new journalistic practices within the theoretical reflection on journalism and its consequent ethical and deontological thinking.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Creative learning will be promoted, reinforcing the dialogue between theory and practice, including analysing case studies and developing research related to the doctoral student's interest.
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References
References
Berglez, P., Olausson, U., & Ots, M. (2017). What is sustainable journalism? https://doi.org/10.3726/b11462
Burton, J. (1990). The social documentary in Latin America (Pitt Latin American Studies) (1st. edition) University of Pittsburgh Press.
Couldry, N. & Curran, J. (2003). Contesting Media Power: Alternative Media in a Networked World. London: Rowan & Littlefield
Doc Society. (2020). Impact Field Guide & Toolkit: From Art to Impact. In https://impactguide.org/
Gere, C. (2009). Digital Culture (2nd ed). Reaktion Books.
Jenkins, H. (2006). Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide. Click Nothing (First). NY University Press. http://doi.org/10.3395/reciis.v2i1.165pt
Kelly, K. (2016). The Inevitable. Understanding the 12 Technological Forces that will shape our Future. Viking.
Schroeder, R. (2018). Social theory after the internet. Media, technology and globalisation (1 ed). St London: UCL Press
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No