The document provides topics and references for a midterm exam on June 27th covering media and culture. It lists 14 exam topics ranging from the importance of media and cultural models to specific media like television, newspapers, magazines, and radio. For each topic, it identifies the relevant pages in two required textbooks - Media and Culture by Campbell et al and Understanding Media and Culture - as well as any supplemental handouts. Students are expected to review these materials in preparation for the midterm.
The document provides topics and references for a midterm exam on June 27th covering media and culture. It lists 14 exam topics ranging from the importance of media and cultural models to specific media like television, newspapers, magazines, and radio. For each topic, it identifies the relevant pages in two required textbooks - Media and Culture by Campbell et al and Understanding Media and Culture - as well as any supplemental handouts. Students are expected to review these materials in preparation for the midterm.
The document provides topics and references for a midterm exam on June 27th covering media and culture. It lists 14 exam topics ranging from the importance of media and cultural models to specific media like television, newspapers, magazines, and radio. For each topic, it identifies the relevant pages in two required textbooks - Media and Culture by Campbell et al and Understanding Media and Culture - as well as any supplemental handouts. Students are expected to review these materials in preparation for the midterm.
Why is Media Important? Handout (attached) Understanding Media space and media From lecture dynamics What is Culture and Society From Lecture Evolution of Mass Media Media and Culture: P 6 – 9 Linear Model and Cultural Model Media and Culture: P 9 – 10 Media Convergence Media and Culture: P 11 – 14 The Power of Media in Everyday Life Media and Culture: P 15 – 16 Media and Culture: P 17 – 26 (read the relevant Culture as Skyscrapper and Map discussions) Media Literacy and Critical Process Media and Culture: P 31 – 32 https://www.khanacademy.org/test- Mass Media prep/mcat/society-and-culture/culture/v/mass- media Mass Media and Its Messages Understanding Media and Culture: P 54 – 58 Understanding Media and Culture: P 67 – 71 Media Effects Theories Media and Culture: P 526 – 528, 531 - 534 Media Research Methods Understanding Media and Culture: P 74 – 78 Television Understanding Media and Culture: P 385 – 404 Understanding Media and Culture: P 154 – 161, P Newspapers 169 – 174 Magazines Understanding Media and Culture: P 195 – 200 Radio Understanding Media and Culture: P 303 – 320
Required Text/References
Media and Culture: Mass Media Communication in Digital Age by Richard
Campbell, Christopher R. Martin and Bettina Febos Understanding Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication
In addition to which there may be handouts provided in the class for photocopying.
Journal of Cultural Management and Cultural Policy/Zeitschrift für Kulturmanagement und Kulturpolitik: Vol. 7, Issue 1: Digital Arts and Culture - Transformation or Transgression?
Most theories and research on the impact of media on individuals and society suggest a relationship between the information needs and media usage of individuals within society and the media systems that provide daily informatio