media (theories in media studies) reflection paper.<\/p>\n
– please follow the required formatting carefully
\n– I will provide the course syllabus, the assignment guideline, and the required reading
\n– there will also be a series of videos you have to watch (all episodes of John Berger\u2019s Ways of Seeing)<\/p>\n
formatting, including bibliography. No title page. Use in-text citations. You must cite
\ncourse material.
\nDescription: A big part of media studies involves going out into the world and consuming media
\nas it is created. This first assignment is meant as an introduction to that practice: this is a
\nfreeform reflection. The paper will involve you attending some kind of cultural or media-based
\nevent (art opening, movie theatre, sports event, gallery, museum, etc.), and writing a reflection
\nbased on your experience. It is an opportunity to discuss your own curiosities and questions
\nconcerning media and culture and contemplate the theories of the course in relation to them.
\nRequired of you is to first read Paul Lazersfeld\u2019s (1941) \u201cRemarks on Administrative and
\nCritical Communications Research\u201d and watch the remaining three episodes of John
\nBerger\u2019s Ways of Seeing. You will then go out to the cultural event and take field notes of the
\nexperience while you\u2019re there. This is a method of observation that qualitative researchers
\nregularly use in ethnographic research, and here you will get to practice that skill.
\nI will be looking for three specific things in your paper:
\n1. A detailed description of the event itself. Give me the context, the time, the kinds of
\npeople attending, etc.
\n2. A description of the content of the media on display. What kind of art is it? What story
\nwas told? What genre of movie? What kind of game? What style of sculpture was on
\ndisplay, etc.
\n3. How it made you feel, along with references and discussion back towards what has
\nbeen discussed in class so far. i.e. how does this relate to the Lazersfeld\u2019s discussion of
\nwhat critical research looks like, or how John Berger talks about different forms of art
\nand media in Ways of Seeing. There might also be some issues related to Marx and
\nEngels\u2019 description of \u201cThe Ruling Ideas\u201d or Gramsci\u2019s discussion of ideology and
\nculture. The questions that are raised in these texts will inform your discussion. I want to
\nsee what interested you in these readings and in the media you interacted with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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