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Course Code etc
Academic Year 2023
College College of Law and Politics
Course Code EX853
Theme・Subtitle メディア・文化・政治
(Media, Culture, and Politics)
Class Format Face to face (all classes are face-to-face)
Class Format (Supplementary Items)
Campus
Campus Ikebukuro
Semester Fall semester
DayPeriod・Room Wed.4・1101
Credit 2
Course Number LPX2910
Language Japanese
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prerequisite regulations
Acceptance of Other Colleges
course cancellation
Online Classes Subject to 60-Credit Upper Limit
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Text Code EX853

【Course Objectives】

In this seminar, the students will theoretically and philosophically discuss the relationship between media and politics. However, mass communication, journalism, and current coverage are matters of no concern to this seminar. Media means a medium of things. We will discuss what kind of power, freedom, or protests exist when things and matters are represented rather than directly presented.

【Course Contents】

For the first half of the seminar, we will read a basic book introducing theoretical and intellectual aspects of media to learn about Frankfurt School, Mechanical Reproduction, McLuhan, New Media, Platform Capitalism, and so forth. For the second half of the seminar, we will read criticism of some media content. In this seminar, we will focus on Disney and animals. Though Disney seems to be mere entertainment, it involves tremendous arguments of capitalism, the twentieth century, the United States, consumer society, gender, copyright, and so forth. The concept of Animals is frequently discussed in contemporary and political philosophy. The teacher of this seminar does not have any special knowledge or interest in Disney. Students also need not have them to attend the seminar.

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