MCS2560 MEDIA, POLITICS, AND IDEOLOGY
| Course Code: |
8162560 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(0-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Media And Cultural Studies |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Assist.Prof.Dr ÖZGÜR AVCI |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall Semesters. |
Course Content
The course provides students with a conceptual framework for analyzing the role of the media in political and ideological processes. It presents a critical review of the theoretical approaches to the political and ideological effects of the mass media. Among the topics to be covered are the ideological incorporation of the masses through the mass media, the formation of the so-called public opinion and public sphere,the spectacularisation of political practice, and the democratic or political implications of the new media. The course also examines the role of the media in Turkish political landscape.
