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Sociology of Culture and Communication

Sociology of Culture and Communication

Code	13131
Year	2
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	TP(60H)
Scientific area	Sociology
Entry requirements	None
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face.
Learning outcomes	- Students should understand what is meant by culture and communication in contemporary society; - The students should recognize the sociological processes of the cultural industry and the mass media, from the traditional to the new digital media; - Students should acquire the critical thinking tools necessary to be able to question themselves about the concept of culture and the role of communication, from the cultural industry and the mass media in contemporary society; - Students should be able to formulate critical questions about culture, cultural practices and communication with the help of the material provided in class, student discussion and recommended reading; - Students will be able to create original research questions or problematic issues to be implemented in the projects to be developed during the semester.
Syllabus	1. Culture 1.1. Concepts of Culture 1.2. Cultural Industries 1.3 Cultural Practices 2. Communication 2.1. The Concept of Communication 2.2. Communication processes 2.3. Mass media 3. Information 3.1 Information and knowledge 3.2. Information production systems and disinformation 3.3. Social memory
Main Bibliography	Adorno, Theodor W. (1991), The Culture Industry – selected essays on Mass Culture. Londres: Routledge. Arendt, Hannah (1972), La Crise de la Culture. Paris: Gallimard. Becker, Howard (1984), Art Worlds. Berkeley: Universidade da Califórnia. Berger, Peter e Luckmann, Thomas (1999), A Construção Social da Realidade. Lisboa: Dinalivro. Briggs, Asa e Burke, Peter (2002), A Social History of the Media. From Gutenberg to the Internet. Cambridge: Polity Press. Castells, Manuel (2002), A Sociedade em Rede. Lisboa: Fundação Gulbenkian. Fernandes, António Teixeira (1999), Para uma Sociologia da Cultura. Porto: Campo das Letras. Habermas, Jürgen (1991), The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere. Cambridge: MIT. Innerarity, Daniel (2006), O Novo Espaço Público. Lisboa: Teorema. Thompson, John (1995), The Media and Modernity. A Social Theory of the Media. Cambridge: Polity Press. Williams, Raymond (1995), The Sociology of Culture. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria	Classes are a mixed structure with lectures, seminars and research project. Students will answer written exams and elaborate a group project
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.