Lecture 5: Encoding/Decoding and Reception Studies

HERE are the slides from Jason's lecture. HERE are my Children Watching Children slides.

Here is our schedule for the rest of the term:

JULY 17 - EVERYDAY LIFE APPROACH

JULY 22 - STUDENT PRESENTATIONS (4)
1 = diffusion of innovations and Facebook - Aldover
2 = encoding/decoding and hate blogs - Crespo
3 = effects of online pornography - Alegre
4 = u and g of YouTube - Chavez

TASK: Do a 20-minute report that relates the theory and the issue assigned to you.

The first 12-15 minutes of the report should have the following parts:
a. creative introduction to the report
b. overview of the report
c. definition of key theoretical concepts
d. application of the theoretical concepts to the issue
e. conclusion/synthesis of the report

The final 5ish minutes will be devoted to questions from the teacher and/or the audience.

The report will be graded as follows:
a. application of the theory to the issue: 50 %
b. organization of the report: 25%
c. creativity of the report: 25%


JULY 24 - REPRESENTATIONS LECTURE (JON)

JULY 29 - REPRESENTATIONS SEMINAR
a. De Guzman et al (Media Audiences, Gillespie)
b. Balmaceda et al (Mediating the Nation, Madianou)
c. Agoncillo et al (Exploring Media Discourse, MacDonald)

JULY 31 - REPRESENTATIONS OF OTHER LECTURE (JON)

AUG 05 - REPRESENTATIONS OF THE OTHER SEMINAR
a. Flores et al (Exhibiting Masculinities, Hall)
b. Baranda et al (Spectacle of the Other, Hall)
c. Crespo et al (Orientalism, Said)

AUG 07- STUDENT PRESENTATIONS (5)
5 = reflectionists/constructivists take on travel magazines - Abello
6 = typology of news about Philippine tragedies - Castro
7 = representations of non-Manilenyos in the Philippines - Cortez
8 = Orientalism today - Romualdez
9 = media fatigue or compassion fatigue? - Libongco

AUG 12 - POLITICAL ECONOMY LECTURE (JASON)

AUG 14 - POLITICAL ECONOMY SEMINAR
a. Cayaba et al (Censorship of Money, Williams)
b. Chavez et al (Compassion Fatigue, Moeller)

AUG 19 - CULTURE INDUSTRY LECTURE (JASON AND JON)

AUG 21 - CULTURE INDUSTRY SEMINAR
a. Bautista et al (Frankfurt School, Strinati)

AUG 26 - MEDIA RITUALS LECTURE (JASON)

AUG 28 - MEDIA RITUALS SEMINAR
a. Castro et al (Media Rituals, Couldry)

SEP 02 - ORAL EXAM

SEP 04 - ORAL EXAM

SEP 09 - MEDIA AND MORALITY LECTURE 1

SEP 11 - MEDIA AND MORALITY LECTURE 2

SEP 16 - MEDIA AND MORALITY SEMINAR

SEP 18 - PAPER WRITING PLENARY

OCT 2 - CREATIVE PROJECTS DAY 1

OCT 7 - CREATIVE PROJECTS DAY 2 / CONCLUSION

CREATIVE PROJECTS (5-7min video)
1 = culture industry and telenovelas - Aldover
2 = dialogue and dissemination - Crespo
3 = why study the media? - Alegre
4 = proper distance representations of poverty - Chavez
5 = media as environment - Abello
6 = Orientalism in Hollywood movies - Castro
7 = how to represent suffering? - Cortez
8 = children watching children - Romualdez
9 = media rituals and reality tv - Libongco

Oral exam thesis statements should be made available in around two weeks' time. I am considering conducting the oral exam in your creative projects group instead of in pairs. We can discuss this further when we next meet.