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Course: 2024/2025

Cultural industries and the media

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Bachelor in Film, Television and Media Studies (Plan: 382 - Estudio: 211)

Coordinating teacher: ALBORNOZ ESPIÑEIRA, LUIS ALFONSO

Department assigned to the subject: Communication and Media Studies Department

Type: Electives

ECTS Credits: 3.0 ECTS

Course:

Semester:

Objectives

1. Knowledge and approach to the characteristics of cultural industries (film, radio, newspapers, books, video games, etc.). 2. Ability to identify, understand and analyze the set of activities (creation, production, distribution and marketing) which contribute to the goods or cultural service production. 3. Understanding of the performance characteristics of cultural industries in contemporary society.

Skills and learning outcomes

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Description of contents: programme

- Culture and industrialization of culture. - Cultural industries: definition, market structure, generic models. - Cultural industries in the digital era. - Funding sources. - Cultural consumption and cultural diversity. - Case studies.

Learning activities and methodology

1. Lectures 2. Workgroups 3. Students work

Assessment System

% end-of-term-examination 60
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

- Final exam: 60% 
- Job / Test / Practice: 40% 

Note: To pass the course the student will be required for the final examination a minimum mark of 50%.

% end-of-term-examination:  60
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...):  40

Extraordinary call: regulations

Basic Bibliography

Hesmondhalgh, D.. The Cultural Industries. SAGE. 2013
Napoli, P.. Deconstructing the Diversity Principle. Journal of Communication, 49 (4), 7-34. 1999
UNESCO. International Flows of Selected Cultural Gods and Services, 1994-2003. UNESCO. 2005

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.