Unit details
ALR718 - New Activism, Communication and Citizenship
| Offering information: | Not offered in 2012. Reoffer 2013. |
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| Offered at: | (B, X) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | K Demetrious |
| Note: Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. | |
Content
This unit engages with contemporary developments in organisations' communication practice to explore links with citizenship, responsibility and accountability. It assesses diverse approaches to public communication from state, business and civil society including activism outlining core elements of ethical community consultation and corporate citizenship. In particular it examines how traditional and 'new' media 'frame' society and construct 'knowledge' about it.
The unit sets key case studies in the context of some major theories of citizenship and communication, including 'the risk society' (Beck), 'the network society' (Castells) and 'the public sphere' (Habermas). The unit's assessment encourages students to use the case studies and their theoretical foundations to both broaden and deepen their understandings of social, cultural and political change, and to examine how those changes contribute to how we understand truth, citizenship, empowerment and democracy.
Assessment
Online role play and essay (participation and 2000 words) 40%, Research task 3000 words 60%
