PPR363: Media, Religion and Politics

Tutor: TBC
Term: Michaelmas

Course Description

The module will examine the cultural and political relationships and intersections between media, religion and politics in national and global contexts. Both old and new media will be considered, and consideration will be given to the transformative potential of the latter for participation and activism in religion and politics. The research methods used for analysing media content and discourse will be introduced and applied. The syllabus will include some of the following topics: Religion and Politics: media, mediation and mediatisation; Media, Islam, Islamophobia; Changing media portrayals of politics and religion in Britain; and religious and political broadcasting.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module students will be able to:

• Demonstrate their understanding of key issues in media, religion and politics in discussions and in written assessment, and be able to illustrate their understanding with current media examples;
• Analyse a variety of types of media (e.g. ephemera, newspapers, television, websites, YouTube, Facebook) and their textual and visual representations and discourses;
• Articulate their own views and reflect on their own interactions with the media;
• In addition they will have practised writing in a style appropriate for a media article, blog other intervention on a relevant subject.

Assessment

40% coursework and 60% exam.
Coursework: 1 essay of 3000 words. Exam: 2 hours.

Teaching Method

Lecture (1.5 hours) and seminar (1 hour) weekly.

Introductory Reading

H Campbell When Religion Meets New Media

R Kuhn Politics and the Media in Britain

G Lynch and J Mitchell

(eds) Religion, Media and Culture: A Reader

P Morey and A Yaqin Framing Muslims: Stereotyping and Representation after 9/11

J Street Mass Media, Politics and Democracy

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