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Tutorial Topics & Readings You must come prepared for each tutorial. This means attending the lectures and taking good notes, as well as doing the required reading BEFORE you come to the tutorial. Each session is based on the previous week’s lectures and on a selection of reading. All of the readings for the module will be located on Queens Online, or held in the Short Loan library. However, some of the reading (and much useful background reading) can be found in the following books which are located in the library, or can be purchased from No Alibis bookstore at 83 Botanic Ave (www.noalibis.com): Allan, Stuart & Zelizer, Barbie, Eds. Reporting War (Routledge, 2007) Carruthers, Susan L. , The Media at War (1 st or 2 nd edition) (Houndmills: Palgrave McMillan, 2000 or 2011) Hoskins, A. & O’Loughlin, B. War and Media: The Emergence of Diffused War (Cambridge: Polity, 2010) Thussu, Dayan Kishan & Freedman, Des, Eds., War and the Media (London: Sage, 2003) There are also a number of basic Media Studies textbooks in the library which you will find useful for background reading. The following are especially useful: O’Sullivan, Tim, et. Al., Studying the Media, (1 st – 3 rd editions) (London: Arnold, 1998-2003) Branston, Gill & Stafford, Roy, The Media Students Book (1 st – 5 th editions)( London: Routledge, 1996-2010) There are FOUR possible methods to access the readings: (1) SL indicates they are books held in the short loan section of the Library; and (2) Online (R) indicates that we have included electronic copies of the article on Queens Online under the module’s ‘Resource’ section under the appropriate week. (3) Online (LR) indicates that we have included electronic copies of the article on Queens Online under the module’s ‘Library Resources’ section. (4) E-Journal (EJ) indicates they are journal articles that can be accessed through the Queens Catalogue E-Journals Facility WEEK TWO, Feb. 4 th – 8 th TOPIC: Skills Session LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students will cover basic skills of essay writing and proper referencing, and engage in practical exercises Some Recommended Reading: Clanchy, John; and Brigid Ballard (1998). How to Write Essays: A Practical Guide for Students, 3rd edition (Longman) [McLay Reference] Deane, Mary (2010). Academic Research, Writing and Referencing (Longman). [McLay 2; SL]. Levin, Peter (2004). Write Great Essays! A Guide to Reading and Essay Writing for Undergraduates and Taught Postgraduates (Open University Press). [McLay 2; Reference] PAI1005 Media, Politics 7 Conflict (2012-13) 10
Pears, Richard; and Graham Shields (2008). Cite them Right: The Essential Referencing Guide (Pear Tree Books). [McLay Reference] Redman, Peter L. (2006). Good Essay Writing: A Social Sciences Guide, 3nd edition (Open University). [McLay 2; SL]. Warburton, Nigel (2007). The Basics of Essay Writing (Routledge) [McLay 2; SL]. WEEK THREE, Feb. 11 th – 15 th TOPIC: Media, Politics & Conflict LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students will discuss the relationship between reality and representation, develop the concept of Mediation, and debate whether the role of the media during war is one of watchdog or mouthpiece. REQUIRED READINGS: 1.) Grossberg, Lawrence, Wartella, Ellen & Whitney, D. Charles, ‘Media in Context’, Chapter 1 (pp. 3-32) in ” in Mediamaking: Mass Media in Popular Culture (London: Sage, 1998) [SL & Online (LR)] 2.) Lisle, Debbie, ‘How Do We Find Out What‟s Going On in the World?’ Chapter 7 (pp. 147- 169) in Edkins, Jenny and Zehfuss, Maja, Eds., Global Politics: A New Introduction (London: Routledge, 2009). [SL & Online (LR)] WEEK FOUR, Feb. 18 th – 22 nd TOPIC: Bias & News Management LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students will discuss competing approaches to the Media (Marxism vs. Pluralism), debate the issue of bias, and develop these ideas with reference to news values and news management REQUIRED READINGS: 1.) Street, John, ‘Political Bias’, Chapter 1 in Mass Media, Politics and Democracy, (Houndmills: Palgrave, 2011) [SL/Online (LR)] 2.) Seib, Philip, ‘The News Media and the ‘Clash of Civilizations’, Chapter 10 in Philip Seib. Ed., Media and Conflict in the Twenty-First Century (New York: Palgrave, 2005) [SL & Online (R)] WEEK FIVE, Feb. 25 th – 1 st Mar. TOPIC: Historical Origins: WWI to Vietnam LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students will analyse the developing role of the media in wartime from WWI and WWII through the Cold War, and discuss how the media operated in Vietnam. Particular focus will be placed on how Vietnam constituted a ‘turning point’ for media-militaryaudience relations REQUIRED READINGS: 1.) Carruthers, Susan L. ‘Total War’, Chapter 2 (pp. 44-95) in The Media at War, 2 nd ed. (Houndmills: Palgrave, 2011) [SL & Online (R)] 2.) Hoskins, Andrew, ‘From Vietnam to the Gulf’ Chapter 2 ** Vietnam section only: pp. 13- 21** in Televising War: From Vietnam to Iraq (London: Continuum, 2004). [SL & Online (R)] PAI1005 Media, Politics 7 Conflict (2012-13) 11
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