Course: Culture and Communication (2014 - 2015) Time frame:1 st semester, 2 nd year; 6 lectures, 6 seminars; Teaching staff: Senior Lecturer Malina Ciocea, PhD; Lecturer Alexandru Cârlan, Drd. Contactsmalina.ciocea!comunicare.ro,alex.carlan!"mail.com Attendance/Particiation: Attendance is mandatory #or at least $ lectures and % seminars !e"uirements and e#aluation: • Active participationin discussions at seminars, &ased on &i&lio"ra'hy ($)* o# the #inal "rade+. n the second semina r (-o em&er 26+ studen ts /il l 're sent a dra #t o# the ir 'a'er (&r ie#'resentation o# theoretical &ac0"round, case research, research uestions+ and /ill receie #eed&ac0. 3urther details a&out the dra#t /ill &e "ien in due time; • Research papersee to'ics &elo/. Deadline #or #ormin" a team and selectin" a to'ic1 st seminar (-oem&er 4+. 5eams o# $% students /ill /or0 on a sin"le research 'a'er. 5he 'a'er/ill &e 'resented in one o# the last % seminars (startin" Decem&er, 1)+. Students /ill schedule their 'resentation &y the second seminar (-oem&er 26+. 5he 'resentation, /hich /ill last around $) minutes, /ill &e accom'anied &y a Po/erPoint 'resentation. 5he students /ill su&mit the #inal ersion o# the research 'a'er, &ased on the #eed&ac0 receied durin" the 'resentation, on anuary 26, at one o# the a&oe email addresses. Pa'ers /ill &e around 24 'a"es lon" and /ill #ollo/ the criteria that are to &e 'resented to students in a se'arate document. Any #orm o# 'la"iarism leads to disuali#ication o# the 'a'er #rom the ealuation 'rocess (%)* o# the #inal "rade+; • Written examstudents /ill select $ lecture to'ics (see lecture to'ics &elo/+. Mandatory readin"s are indicated #or each lecture. 5he exam /ill coer 2 o# the selected to'ics ($)* o#the #inal "rade+; All tas0s are mandatory . !eadings: 5he mandatory readin"s /ill &e aaila&le either online or in 'rint. $chedule of acti#ities %ate T&e of acti#it& / Professor / !oom Toic / o'ecti#es 14 7ct. 2)1% Lecture 1 8 Al exandru Cârlan 8 $)6 nt roduct ory lect ure the ore tica l a'' roa che s on cult ure. Med iati on and me di at i9a ti on as 0ey analytical cate"ories in understandin" culture. 22 7ct. 2)1% Lecture 2 8 Al exandru Cârlan 8 $)6 5he 'u&li c s'here as a re"ime o# isi&i lity ne/ #orms o# isi&ility, ne/ #orms o# sureillance. 2: 7ct. 2)1% Lecture $ 8 Alexandru Cârlan 8 $)6 Critical a''ro aches to media culture. Consumin " a misleadin" meta'hor< 4 -o. 2)1% Seminar 1 8 Alexandru Cârlan 8 $)6 Met hod olo "ic al semina r (dr ead and dis cuss the articles+. Allocation o# to'ics #or 'ro=ects. 12 -o . 2)1% Lect ur e % 8 M>li na Ciocea 8 $)6 Culture and identi ty . ?a lues in a "lo&ali 9ed /or ld. 1: -o. 2)1% Lecture 4 8 M>lina Ciocea 8 $)6 5ransnationalism and cosmo'olitanism. 5ransnational so ci al #ields, ho meland and dias'oric communities. 26 -o. 2)1% Seminar 2 8 M>lina Ciocea @ Alexandru Cârlan 8 $)6 Presentations o# the outlin es o# 'ro =ect sto'ic, case st udy , anal yti cal #r ame/or 0, resear ch uestions, methodolo"ical considerations.
