IDENTIFYING DATA | 2021_22 | |||||||||
Subject (*) | GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND SOCIETY | Code | 12224206 | |||||||
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Cycle | 1st | |||||||
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6 | Optional | 1Q |
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Department | Communication Studies |
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enric.castello@urv.cat |
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General description and relevant information | <p> This subject will be taught face-to-face as far as is possible within the instructions of the health authorities. At the start of the academic year, the calendar containing all teaching activities (with timetables and classrooms) will be available in the subject's Moodle area. </p><p>This is acourse delivered in English and with a reflexive tone. The course is focused onthe current debates around globalization and its social and cultural impact.The subject proposes a theoretical approach to concepts such as ‘clash ofcivilizations’, ‘liquid society’, ‘postmodernity’, ‘post-nationalism’,‘consumer culture’ or ‘cosmopolitism’. The students develop on readings andcultural analysis (cinema and media productions) with a command on the conceptsand a list of authors. The students apply this knowledge on a range of essaysto be produced (writing and audiovisual outputs). This is a subject speciallyaddressed to students with research aims in the fields of culture and themedia, within an international context. English is the regular language forcommunications, deliveries, assignments and in-class contributions. Therefore,a good command of English (B2-C1) is expected to follow the course. The subjectalso presupposes some skills of media production including photo and shortvideo editing. </p> |
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