About the course

This course establishes a global perspective and provides a general introduction to the key concepts of Globalisation, Communication/Media, Culture, Development and the Postcolonial/Decolonial.

This course is offered as part of a programme:

Communication for Development Communication for Development

Course content

Syllabus autumn 2024

Earlier syllabuses

Entry requirements and selection

Entry requirements

1. Degree of Bachelor or equivalent.

2. The equivalent of English course B in Swedish secondary school.

Course literature

Module 1. Globalization and Communication:

  • Eriksen, Thomas Hylland (2014). Globalization: The Key Concepts, 2nd and Revised Edition. New York: Bloomsbury. (2007 edition available as Ebook)
  • Tufte, Thomas (2017) Communication and Social Change: A Citizen Perspective. Cambridge Polity.

Thematic literature in the form of articles and selections from anthologies to be added

Module 2.Development and Postcolonialism:

  • McEwan, Cheryl (2019). Postcolonialism, Decoloniality and Development. London: Routledge.
  • Pieterse, Jan Nederveen (2017) Multipolar Globalization: Emerging Economies and Development.

Further academic articles to be added. In addition, a range of literary, documentary and journalistic readings/depictions will be offered as essay options.

Course evaluation

The University provides all students who are participating in, or have completed, a course to express their experiences and views on the course through a course evaluation which is organized at the end of the course. The university will collate the course evaluations and provide information about their results and any actions prompted by them. The results shall be made available to the students. (HF 1:14).

Malmö Mixed-time 50%

Contact

For more information about the education:

K3student@mau.se

This education is provided by

Faculty of Culture and Society

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School of Arts and Communication

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