11298 (v.4) Sociology 225 - Sociology of Media and Communications - Institutions, Texts, Audiences

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Area:	Department of Social Sciences
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	11301 (v.3) Sociology 325 - Sociology of Media and Communications - Institutions, Texts, Audiences
Prerequisite(s):	7365 (v.4) Sociology 111 - Social Construction of Identity - Introduction to Doing Sociology or any previous version AND 7366 (v.4) Sociology 112 - Australian Society in the Global Economy or any previous version
Media and communication. Different theoretical traditions in communication and cultural analysis. The production and exchange of meaning. The history and political economy of mass communications. The state, regulations, licensing and control of mass media. The organisation of different media industries. Ideology and mass media. Television. The internationalisation of mass communications and culture. The popular music industry.