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Communication Theory

Communication Theory

Code	14669
Year	1
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area	Communication Sciences
Entry requirements	N.A.
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face.
Learning outcomes	- Know and understand the various currents and paradigms that, over the last century, have had communication and media phenomena as their object of study. - Acquire a broad view of communication theories in the various currents and paradigms that have developed over the last century. - Interpret communication phenomena based on different theories, applying knowledge to specific cases. - Make critical syntheses of some of the most important texts in communication theories. - Produce reviews and orally debate scientific texts in the area of communication theory. - Have theoretical bases to broadly and reflexively frame professional work in communication.
Syllabus	1. Background, precursors and basic concepts 2. Transmission theories: Lasswell functionalism; mathematical information theory (Shannon and Weaver); cybernetics (Wiener) 3. Interaction theories: symbolic interactionism, from Mead to Goffman. Cultural studies 4. Means and extensions; McLuhan's technological paradigm 5. Pragmatics of human communication: the Palo Alto school; the framework messages (Bateson, Watzlavick and Goffman). 6. Communication and Critical Theory: The Frankfurt School. 7. The remediation: Bolter and Grusi 8. An interactional model of mediated communication: J. Thompson 9. Network communication and media convergence. (Henry Jenkins)
Main Bibliography	Fiske, John (2002). Introdução ao Estudo da Comunicação. Porto: Asa. Hohlfeldt, António, Luiz Martino e Vera França (2001). Teorias da Comunicação. Petrópolis: Vozes. Holmes, David (2005). Communication Theory: media, technology, society. Sage. Littlejohn, Stephen e Foss, Karen (2009). Encyclopedia of Communication Theory. Sage: https://teddykw2.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/encyclopedia-of-communication-theory.pdf. Mattellart, Armand e Mattelart, Michèle (1997). História das Teorias da Comunicação. Porto: Campo das Letras. McQuail, Dennis (2003). Teoria da Comunicação de Massa. Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. Serra, J. Paulo (2007). Manual de Teoria da Comunicação. Covilhã: https://www.labcom.ubi.pt/ficheiros/20110824-serra_paulo_m. Sousa, J. Pedro (2006). Elementos de Teoria e Pesquisa da Comunicação e dos Media. Covilhã: https://www.bocc.ubi.pt/pag/sousa-jorge-pedro-elementos-teoria-pequisa-comunicacao-media.pdf. Wolf, Mauro (1992). Teorias da Comunicação. Lisboa: Presença.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.