Students in this course will learn the basic thinking of media theories, centered on sociology, along with the history of media and cases in Japan. The aim is that students will be able to use such information to analyze various issues related to modern media and society.
Students will be able to
1.) explain the basic theories of media study.
2.) explain the history of media incidents, features, and the process of developing, mainly Japan society.
3.) analyze recent media incidents based on the media study and media history.
sociology, media study, Japan study
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
lectures, group discussions, and presentations by students.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Introduction | |
Class 2 | What is media study?-1 | Quiz from hot issues or topics |
Class 3 | What is media study?-2 | Quiz from hot issues or topics |
Class 4 | What is media study?-3 | Quiz from hot issues or topics |
Class 5 | media history and the development-1 | Quiz from hot issues or topics |
Class 6 | media history and the development-2 | Quiz from hot issues or topics |
Class 7 | media environment and Japan society - newspapers | Quiz from hot issues or topics |
Class 8 | media environment and Japan society - TV and TV ad | Quiz from hot issues or topics |
Class 9 | media environment and Japan society- Internet and social media | Quiz from hot issues or topics |
Class 10 | the feature of media environment and Japan society | Quiz from hot issues or topics |
Class 11 | media and democracy -1 | Quiz from hot issues or topics |
Class 12 | media and democracy - 2 | Quiz from hot issues or topics |
Class 13 | case study1- online election campaign in Japan society | Quiz from hot issues or topics |
Class 14 | case study 2 - Journalism in "social media age" | Quiz from hot issues or topics |
Class 15 | Review and prospects of media study | pursuant to final report. |
Nothing required.
Sato Takumi, 1998, "Gendai Media Shi" Iwanamishoten.
Taniguchi Masaki, 2015, "Seiji To Massmedia" Tokyo- Daigaku-Shuppankai.
Nishida Ryosuke, 2015, "Media To Jiminto" Kadokawa Shoten.
final report: 60%
Quiz: 30%
Commitment: 10%
Nothing required.
ryosukenishida[at]gmail.com
12:10-13:10, every Friday. required pre-contact.