Theorizing Media Technology | Malmö University

Freestanding course

Theorizing Media Technology

Freestanding course, Master’s level

15 hp

Malmö daytime 100%

30 August 2021 - 7 November 2021

Applications open 15 March

About the course

In this course students develop and apply advanced theoretical knowledge in the field of media technology. With a particular focus on existing and emerging media technologies and their impact on the media intensive industries, students explore relevant social, economic and cultural aspects and conditions of media technology.

This course is offered as part of a programme:

Media Technology: Strategic Media Development, Master's Programme (Two-Year)

Course content

A broad overview of the media technology field and its theoretical foundations,
Social, economic and cultural contextualisation of media development and media use,
Interdisciplinary perspectives on media development.

Syllabus autumn 2021

Admission requirements

Bachelor degree in media technology or in a related field with a minimum 180 European Credit Transfer System credits. Examples of related fields include: computer science, informatics, information systems, human-computer interaction, interaction design, media/IT management, game development, media and communication science and digital cultural studies.
English proficiency equivalent to English 6 from a Swedish upper secondary school.

Selection

University credits completed 100%

Course literature

Course literature and other teaching materials

Becker, Howard S. (1998). Tricks of the trade: How to think about your research while you’re doing it. Chicago: Chicago University Press.
Fuchs, Christian (2014). Social media: a critical introduction. London: SAGE Publications.
Gillespie, Tarlton, Boczkowski, Pablo J., & Foot, Kirsten A. (2014). Media Technologies: Essays on communication, materiality, and society. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.
Interaction Design Foundation (2020). The Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction, 2nd Ed. (Available as open access: https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/book/the-encyclopedia-of-human-computer-interaction-2nd-ed)
Karlsson, Jan CH & Bergman, Ann (2017). Methods for Social Theory. Analytical Tools for Theorizing and Writing. London & New York: Routledge.
Schäfer, Mirko Tobias & Van Es, Karin (ed.) (2017). The datafied society: Studying culture through data. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press (Available as open access: http://oapen.org/search?identifier=624771)
van Dijck, José (2013). The culture of connectivity: a critical history of social media. New York: Oxford University Press.
van Dijck, José, Poell, Thomas, & de Waal, Martijn (2018). The platform society: Public values in a connected world. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Additional literature is decided in consultation with the instructor.

Course evaluation

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