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Media history and media science
2014-2015 - IMT2651 - 10 ECTS

Expected learning outcomes

The students shall acquire a basic knowledge about the social history of the media (with an emphasis on the history of the media in Norway). The students shall also know the typical structures and genres of today's digital media, as well as having established a critical understanding of common terminology about modern information technology and digital media.

Topic(s)

  • Spoken and written language
  • Printing and the coming of a literate and political public sphere
  • The nineteenth century's media innovations
  • Media development in the twentieth century
  • Convergence and divergence
  • Structures and genres in digital media
  • The digital-literate institution
  • Hypertextuality
  • Interactivity
  • Multimediality

Teaching Methods

Lectures
Reflection

Form(s) of Assessment

Other

Form(s) of Assessment (additional text)

Individual semester assignment

Grading Scale

Alphabetical Scale, A(best) – F (fail)

External/internal examiner

Internal examiner

Coursework Requirements

Yes.

Teaching Materials

  • Orgeret, Kristin Skare (red.) (2012) Norske Medier – journalistikk, politikk og kultur, Cappelen Damm Høyskoleforlaget.
  • Østbye H, Helland K, Knapskog K, Hillesund T (2007) Metodebok for mediefag, Fagbokforlaget.

Additional information

Emnet er kun tilgjengelig for Bachelor i mediedesign.

Aktuelle tidsskrift i HiGs bibliotek:

  • Convergence, Information, communication and society, New Media & Society, Norsk Medietidsskrift, Visible Language, Visual Communication

Aktuelle klassenummer i HiGs bibliotek:

  • 070–, 302.23, 303.4833–

Aktuell støttelitteratur:

  • Crowley, David and Paul Heyer (2010). Communication in history: Technology, culture, society.Sixth edition. Boston: Pearson
  • Curran, James; Natalie Fenton and Des Freedman (2012). Misunderstanding the internet.London and New York: Routledge
  • Eliot, Simon and Jonathan Rose (eds) (2009). A companion to the history of the book. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell
  • Engebretsen, Martin (2001). Nyheten som hypertekst: Tekstuelle aspekter ved møtet mellom en gammel sjanger og ny teknologi. Kristiansand: IJ-forlaget
  • Engebretsen, Martin, red. (2010). Skrift, bilde, lyd: Analyse av sammensatte tekster. Kristiansand: Høyskoleforlaget
  • Eriksen, Trond Berg (1987). Budbringerens overtak: Perspektiver på skriftkulturen. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget
  • Gripsrud, Jostein (2011). Mediekultur, mediesamfunn.4. utgave. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget
  • Haugsbakk, Geir (2010). Digital skole på sviktende grunnlag. Oslo: Gyldendal Akademisk
  • Vagle, Wenche, Margareth Sandvik og Jan Svennevig (1993). Tekst og kontekst: En innføring i tekstlingvistikk og pragmatikk. Oslo: Landslaget for norskundervisning / Cappelen