Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	LI Media, Culture and Identity
School	Eng, Drama, & Creative Studies
Department	Eng Lang and Linguistics
Module Code	09 38663
Module Lead	Joe Spencer-Bennett
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Seminar-10 hours Practical Classes and workshops-20 hours Guided independent study-170 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	This module explores the ways in which we use the media to construct our identities, whether as producers or consumers. It covers topics such as: clothing, music and cultural identity; 'taste' and social class; news audiences and political ideologies; and the apparent fragmentation of identities which is so often linked to the rise of social media. Drawing on concepts from sociology, cultural studies, and a range of other disciplines, it seeks to provide students with a vocabulary for critically reflecting on such issues.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of the affordances of different forms or media and different media texts in the construction of identities  Demonstrate an understanding of the historically and socially situated nature of practices of identity construction  Identify and evaluate key arguments about relations between identity and concepts such as class, ethnicity, gender, ideology  Use key concepts in media studies and related fields in order to reflect on their own mediated experience
Assessment
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 1,000 word reflective writing (25%) 3,000 word essay (75%) Reassessment: Resubmission of failed component(s)
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