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2011/2 Provisional Module Catalogue - UNDER CONSTRUCTION & SUBJECT TO CHANGE
 Module Code: SOC3051 Module Title: MEDIA AND CULTURAL GLOBALISATION
Module Provider: Sociology Short Name: SOC3051
Level: HE3 Module Co-ordinator: SANDVOSS C Dr (Sociology)
Number of credits: 15 Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
 
Module Availability
Semester 2
Assessment Pattern

Unit(s) of Assessment

 
Weighting Towards Module Mark( %)

 

ULearn Participation

 

10

 

Two hour unseen examination

 

90

 

Qualifying Condition(s) 

 

A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module.

 
Module Overview
The term ‘globalisation’ has been used to describe the prevalent social, cultural, political and economic transformations at the beginning of the 21st century.  The study of globalisation and of its premises and consequences has thus formed a key concern of social and human sciences of our era.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites
None
Module Aims
Examining the particular contribution of transnational communication to process of globalisation, this module explores the impact of globalisation and related processes such as localisation, standardisation and fragmentation on contemporary culture and societies.  As part of this investigation, the modules critically reflect on established notions of culture and its territorial or collective focus such as the nation state and establishes the key conceptual approaches to cultural globalisation.
Learning Outcomes

On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:

 

·         Demonstrate an understanding of the cultural and political transformations constituting and resulting from globalisation processes both globally and in specific local contexts

 

·         Critically evaluate different conceptual approaches to globalisation and culture

 

·         Analyse the premises and consequences of cultural globalisation

 

  • Contextualise globalisation debates in the broader context of Social and Cultural Theory

     
Module Content
  • Introduction to concepts and theories of globalisation

     

  • Globalisation and localisation

     

  • Time and space in modernity

     

  • Globalisation and the nation state

     

  • Consumption and global culture

     

  • Diaspora, culture and migration

     

  • Globalisation, political participation and the public sphere

     

  • Transnational interconnectivity and risk societies

     

  • Regional case studies of globalisation and localisation

     
Methods of Teaching/Learning

11 hours of lectures and 11 hours of seminars

Weekly reading and seminar preparation
Selected Texts/Journals

Mandatory Reading for Module:

 

Tomlinson, J. (1999) Globalisation and Culture, Cambridge: Polity Press

 

Recommended Key Readings :

 

Morley, D. (2000) Home Territories : Media, Mobility and Modernity, Comedia, London : Routledge.

Morley, D. and Robins, K. (1995) Spaces of Identity: Global Media, Electronic Landscapes and Cultural Boundaries, London : Routledge.

Bauman, Z. (1998) Globalisation the Human Consequences, Cambridge : Polity Press.

Lechner, F.J. and Bolli, J. (2003) The Globalisation Reader, second edition, Oxford : Blackwell Publishing.

Ritzer, G. (2003) The Globalisation of Nothing, Thousand Oaks : Sage.

Sklair, L. (1995) Sociology of the Global System, second edition, London : Prentice Hall Harvester Wheatsheaf.

Savage, M. Bagnall, G. and Longhurst B. (2004) Globalisation and Belonging, Thousand Oaks, CA,: Sage.

Sandvoss, Cornel (2003) A Game of Two Halves: Football, Television and Globalisation, Comedia, London : Routledge.

 
Last Updated
April 2011