Modern information technologies in the field of culture and theory and practice of media culture
Course: Cultural Studies 2020
Structural unit: Faculty of Philosophy
Title
Modern information technologies in the field of culture and theory and practice of media culture
Code
ДВВ.03
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
7 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
3. To create logically and structurally organized texts on cultural studies, according to the specialization.
5. To collect, organize and analyze information on cultural phenomena, events, historical and cultural processes.
6. To identify, verify and summarize information on various contexts of cultural practice, to determine the degree of their relevance using different sources, information, communication tools and visual technologies.
10. To recognize and classify different types of cultural products, to determine their qualitative characteristics based on comprehensive analysis.
13. To present knowledge about culture according to the specialization of representatives of various professional groups and students.
Form of study
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Before starting this course, students should know the main stages and characteristics of the development of scientific and technical progress; stages and specifics of the development of information and media technologies; basic concepts and categories in the field of science and technology; modern media theories and methods of scientific research in the field of the latest technologies.
2. To be able to collect and interpret information regarding the development of modern information and media technologies; practically apply the acquired theoretical knowledge regarding media theories; to forecast the prospects for the development of information and media technologies, to navigate the main historical stages of the information development of society.
3. Possess elementary skills of scientific research and information management; critical attitude and forecasting regarding information and media technologies in culture
Course content
The history of the development of information technologies and their varieties
Theories of information society in the context of culture
Toronto School of Communication: Pioneers of Media Theory
"New media" and problems of technical reproducibility in modern culture.
Information and media technologies in the organization of the exhibition space of modern art.
World museum practice and media technologies.
The Internet as a leading means of communication in the field of culture
Modern technologies and mass culture: new horizons of possibilities.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Bell, Daniel. The Coming of Post-Industrial Society: A Venture in Social Forecasting. Basic Books; Reissue edition, 1976. 616 p.
Groys, Boris. Under Suspicion: A Phenomenology of Media (Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts). Columbia Univers. Press, 2012. 224 p.
Castells, Manuel. The Rise of the Network Society, The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture Vol. I. Malden, MA; Oxford, UK, 1996 – 625 р.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, self-study
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Oral report, additions and participation in discussions at seminars: 39 / 65 points
2. self-study (media project analysis): 9 / 15 points
Final control work in written form - 12 / 20 points
Final assessment in the form of credit
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Svitlana
Petrivna
Stoian
Department of Ethics, Aesthetics and Cultural Studies
Faculty of Philosophy
Faculty of Philosophy
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Department of Ethics, Aesthetics and Cultural Studies
Faculty of Philosophy