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Module Specifications
Archived Version 2010 - 2011
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Module Title |
The Public Sphere
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Module Code |
CM548
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School |
School of Communications
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Online Module Resources
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| Module Co-ordinator | Professor Kevin Rafter | Office Number | C 172 |
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Level |
1
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Credit Rating |
10
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
None
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Module Aims
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To introduce students to key theoretical models and approaches to contemporary cultureTo provide students with intellectual tools for thinking about culture and cultural change in contemporary society.
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Learning Outcomes
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On completion of the module students will:Be familiar with key theories and issues in contemporary culture.Have developed analytical skills for understanding cultural forms and practices in contemporary life.
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Indicative Time Allowances
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Hours
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Lectures |
24
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Tutorials |
12
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Laboratories |
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Seminars |
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Independent Learning Time |
114
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Total |
150
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Placements |
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Assignments |
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NOTE
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Assume that a 10 credit module load represents approximately 150 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.
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Indicative Syllabus
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| Assessment | | Continuous Assessment | 100% | Examination Weight | 0% |
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Indicative Reading List
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Bauman, Z. ( 1997) Postmodernity and its Discontents. Cambridge: Polity. Featherstone, M. ( 1995) Global Modernities. London: Sage. Gilroy, P. ( 2004) After Empire: melancholia or convivial culture? Abingdon: Routledge.Harvey, D. ( 1990) the Condition of Postmodernity. Oxford: Blackwell.Keohane, K. and C. Kuhling ( 2004) Transformations in Everyday Life in Ireland. Dublin: Liffey Press. Millner, A. and J. Browitt ( 2002) Contemporary Cultural Theory: an Introduction. ( 3rd. ed.) London: Routledge. Parekh, B.C. ( 2005) Rethinking Multiculturalism: cultural diversity and political theory. Basingstoke: Palgrave/Macmillan.Schilling, C. ( 2004) The Body in Culture, Technology and Society. London: Sage.
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Programme or List of Programmes
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| MAP | MA in Political and Public Communication |
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