ARTD6142 Critical Media Practice
Module Overview
This module will introduce you to the creative practices, technical skills and conceptual frameworks required to produce critical media projects in a range of media (for example, video, photography, web) in a digital environment. It will explore the ways in which contemporary media production, participation and consumption are shaped by their historical, technological and everyday contexts. Through practice workshops, exploring key examples from alternative and experimental media, you will be encouraged to produce work that is analytical and critical of established media conventions.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- concepts, debates and case studies related to media practice;
- application of media skill techniques in different socio-cultural settings.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- demonstrate critical and analytical thinking in relation to media practice;
- critically evaluate complex problems and apply reasoned thinking and ideas.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- articulate complex ideas at an advanced level through a variety of media formats;
- demonstrate effective time management of multiple project elements.
Syllabus
This module will help you develop core media practice skills and about creative ways in which media is used in different social, cultural and political contexts. This will be underpinned through an awareness of contemporary contexts and the socio-cultural implications of your work. The course will include practical workshops alongside critical understanding of media practice choices. You will be encouraged to develop your media practice in areas including: • photography • social media • curation • blogging • digital writing
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching methods include: • Lectures • Seminars • Tutorials • Practice-research workshops Learning activities can include: • Reflection on verbal or written feedback: this may be verbal or written offered during seminars, tutorials, group activities • Evaluation of feedback: this may take the form of reflective formative tasks • Group and collaborative projects and tasks • Independent research and investigation • Online reference material research • Peer group learning and peer assessment tasks • Problem-solving activities • Class discussion/critiques • Student presentations
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Teaching | 26 |
| Independent Study | 174 |
| Total study time | 200 |
Resources & Reading list
Ott, B.L. and Mack, R.L. (2014). Critical Media Studies: An introduction.
Media, Culture and Society. Media, Culture and Society. .
Dewdney, A. and Ride, P. (2013). The Digital Media Handbook.
Journal of Media Practice. Journal of Media Practice. .
Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. .
Cultural Studies. Cultural Studies. .
Photomediations Machine. Photomediations Machine. .
Gauntlett, D. (2015). Making Media Studies: The Creativity Turn in Media and Communications Studies.
Ratto, M. and Boler, M. (2014). DIY Citizenship.
Flow Journal. Flow Journal. .
Gauntlett, D. (2007). Creative Explorations: New Approaches to Identities and Audiences.
Fibreculture. Fibreculture. .
Digital Culture and Education. Digital Culture and Education. .
Culture Machine. Culture Machine. .
Gauntlett, D. (2011). Making is Connecting: The Social Meaning of Creativity, from DIY and Knitting to YouTube and Web 2.0.
Bennett, P. and McDougall, J. (2016). Doing Text: Media after the Subject.
Barker, C. and Jane, E. (2016). Cultural Studies.
Hargreaves, I. and Hartley, J. (2016). The Creative Citizen Unbound.
Gauntlett, D. (2012). Media Studies: Texts, Production, Context.
Afterall: A Journal of Art, Context and Enquiry. Afterall: A Journal of Art, Context and Enquiry. .
Assessment
Formative
Group presentation
Summative
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Case study | 100% |
Repeat
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Case study | 100% |
Referral
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Case study | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External
Costs
Costs associated with this module
Students are responsible for meeting the cost of essential textbooks, and of producing such essays, assignments, laboratory reports and dissertations as are required to fulfil the academic requirements for each programme of study.
In addition to this, students registered for this module typically also have to pay for:
Textbooks
Recommended texts for this module may be available in limited supply in the University Library and students may wish to purchase the mandatory/additional reading text as appropriate.
Please also ensure you read the section on additional costs in the University’s Fees, Charges and Expenses Regulations in the University Calendar available at www.calendar.soton.ac.uk.