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Module Specifications
Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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Recent events, ranging from the spectacle-like features of the attack on the World Trade Centre in New York in Sept. 2001 to subsequent conflicts over the reproduction of images of the prophet Muhammad, serve to underline the increasing role of the media and/or communication processes in the conduct of international relations. .... .....This module introduces students to the relevant theories, concepts and trends related to developing a deeper understanding of : The changing role of the communication and information in the conduct and operations of international relations; The role and implications of successive communication technologies (networks and systems) in increasing the flows and forms of international transactions and exchanges [i.e. in the domains of political, economic, cultural and military relations ]; The growing international role of key clusters of information or knowledge-based services or functions and their relation to the changing role of communication networks/services [ often referred to as the emerging global information society or knowledge-based economy ] The manner, modes and extent to which the exercise and operations of international power [or hegemony] in the early 21st century may be said to be increasingly mediated or cultural in character [or perhaps, increasingly based on consent rather than coercion]. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1. Possess a grounded appreciation of the changing role of the communication networks and diverse forms of information in the conduct and operations of international relations; 2. Describe key theories of the evolving role of successive communication technologies (networks and systems) and related media forms and practices (e.g journalism and news making), especially their implications for the domains of political, economic, cultural and military relations. 3. Identify the changing role of the communication and information asnew frontiers for economic development and in the conduct and operations of international relations. 4. Recognise how the changing international role of the media relate to new clusters of knowledge-based services and their relation to successive policy regimes and modes of regulation 5. Engage with key theories of the manner, modes and extent to which the exercise and operations of international power in the early 21st century may be said to be increasingly mediated or informational in character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Communication, Modernisation & Nation-state System in West. 1750-1940s. Major Theories International Communication &Comm. & Development. Theories, 1945?. The Media,Modernisation ,Dependency &Cultural Imperialism Theories. The Great Transformation 2.0?. Global Superhighways,Information Society /Knowledge Economy. Technological Leap-Frogging since 1980s. - New ICT & NICs [ Celtic and otherTigers ].. The WTO and new International Regulatory Regimes for Media and Telecoms Services. WSIS. UNsWorld Summit on the Information Society (2002-2005). Who Controls the Internet?. Conflicts over Internat. Regulation of Internet: ICANN Vs U-Cant?. News & Views of the World. The Construction and Flows of Internat. News. WEEKS 10 & 11. Info-Warfare ... Mediated Conflicts. Media, Information and Modern Wars. FromSykeWar toInfo Warfare ? :. War, MilitaryProjections & Virtual Wars. Virillio et al on ICT & Military Tech/strategy. ContemporaryInfo-Warfare. Media, Terrorism & Counter-Terrorism Strategies. 9/11 and its Aftermath. Bloody Terrorism & Bodyless Wars ?. Culture Wars?. Conflicts over Images of the Prophet [ Muhammad ]. McLuhans Global Village – at Last? The New MediaScapes & End/Erosion of Nationalism ?. EU as Case Study ?. Communication & Intensified Globalisation at World Region level?. Media, Communication & the Operation/Exercise of Global Hegemony in Early 21st Century. More Important than Technology?. Intellectual Property Rights & Global Knowledge Flows. New Media and News. Whether and how new/digital media networks change the forms and flows of international News?. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MIJS | MA in International Journalism Studies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Timetable this semester: Timetable for CM541A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Last Revision | 26-OCT-07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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