Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Humanities and Social Science
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Module Offerings
5109MEDCUL-JAN-MTP
Aims
1. To examine the ways in which the technological and material forms of media and popular culture are originated, realised and distributed and consider the extent to which these processes have changed and contribute to change
2. To discuss theories of mediation in relation to a range of relevant popular cultural case studies
3. To enable students to develop an understanding of the material conditions, especially media forms, for the consumption of popular culture and the contexts in which people use and make sense of it.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Critically discuss theories of mediation and examine their relevance to popular culture.
2.
Apply key theoretical concepts to a variety of case studies.
3.
Understand how formats and industrial contexts can influence the meanings of popular cultural texts.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Theories of mediation
Examining technological determinism
Format radio
Music on British television
Music on film
Music documentary
Music Press
MTV
YouTube and digital consumption
Music, mediation, social contexts and interpersonal relationships
Reality TV talent shows.
Module Overview:
From Spotify to podcasting, the rise of digital media technologies has seemingly led to an ever-expanding range of ways to engage with popular culture. This module questions how far these developments have led to transformations in our experiences of popular cultural texts. For example, how is engaging with a podcast different to listening to radio? In what ways has YouTube transformed our consumption of music videos? Paying particular attention to popular music, the module explores the implications of the mediation of music across a range of technological forms, including: radio, podcasting, video games, television, narrative and documentary film, YouTube and social media.
From Spotify to podcasting, the rise of digital media technologies has seemingly led to an ever-expanding range of ways to engage with popular culture. This module questions how far these developments have led to transformations in our experiences of popular cultural texts. For example, how is engaging with a podcast different to listening to radio? In what ways has YouTube transformed our consumption of music videos? Paying particular attention to popular music, the module explores the implications of the mediation of music across a range of technological forms, including: radio, podcasting, video games, television, narrative and documentary film, YouTube and social media.
Additional Information:This module critically engages with the notion of mediation, examining mediation theory and connecting it with various case studies.