Final Lecture Slides: Cosmopolitanism, Media and Morality

As requested, HERE are the final lecture slides. Enjoy.

Final Paper Kings and Queens

Congratulations to the following critical media scholars for turning in highly impressive Final Papers:

Com11E
* B+/A
Rey Mari Antonio Angeles
Maria Antonea Bernardino
Miguel Lorenzo Clavano

* B+
Geanelle Lauren Abad
Iris Jimdy Pua
Michelle Grace Varandmal
Nathan Ernest Yu

Com11B
* A+
Esther Lauren Perez
Nadine Leslie Tan

* A
Maria Patricia Isabel Bautista
Jacqueline Crisostomo
Irma Kathleen Sy

* B+/A
Jandric Michael Lim

* B+
Kevin John Angeles
Armina Bianca Juco
Anne Clarisse Silva

Creative Project Marks

Hi! Below are the marks for the creative project. This mark is 20% of your final grade. The marks below indicate the highest score each individual member may receive (assuming that you receive full 4% credit from the peer evaluation).

Com11 E
1. Bonz's group ("Colorful World"): 18/20
2. Hector's group ("Magic and Me"): 17/20
3. RA's group ("Ego"): 19/20
4. Patricia's group (Rachel's excuse to dress up): 19/20
5. Erin's group (social experiment): 18/20
6. James' group (300 spoof): 16/20
7. Maan's group: TBA

Com11 B
1. Brian's group (metrosexuality): 17/20
2. Vanina's group ("Dyipni"): 19/20
3. Jerome's group (response to Media and Morality): 14/20
4. Franz's group (t-shirt love story): 19/20
5. Denise's group (Barbie): 20/20
6. Misha's group (representations): 16.5/20
7. Mark's group (encoding/decoding): 17/20

Week 14 Discussion: Audience Studies

HERE are the lecture slides for this week.

Here are the discussion questions:
1) How have audience studies contributed to a more sophisticated understanding of media power, media imperialism, audience activity, and identity?
2) What are the set of questions being asked by effects researchers and by reception/everyday life scholars? How similar/different are they?
3) How should we understand culture in light of the global/local framework?

I'm excited to hear your thoughts!

Com11 Final Paper

Click HERE to download instructions for the final paper.

It is good to start thinking about your topic for the paper this early. You only have one month to put it all together, after all. You may also consult me about your topics, ask for references, etc.

Good luck!

Orals done!

Thank you to all the students who made the orals worthwhile. I finished computing and illustrating the grades just now, with graphs and all. Very curious results to say the least. :) Over our last four weeks, I hope to hear more from everyone in class and, yes, in the discursive space that is our blog. I discovered that a lot of you have very interesting opinions and experiences with the media.

Please pick up the three readings from the library starting tomorrow. Two of these are required for our Tuesday lecture. See you next week!

Announcements

Hi. Yesterday was the first day of oral exams. I recommend that upcoming pairs revisit readings and lecture slides. It's not enough to ramble on with examples; one needs to ground them in theory and, crucially, situate the discussion within the context of our course.

Please note that we have no classes on Thursday, August 30. We do have an important lecture on Tuesday, September 4 on American Mass Communication Research (c/o Jason Cabanes). There are TWO readings for this lecture. They will be made available for photocopy by Thursday. For the first 30 minutes or so however, I will be discussing the results of the oral exams and giving each pair feedback sheets alongside your marks. I will also be revisiting the thesis statements and clarifying issues/concepts from our previous lectures. Not to be missed.

I suggest that creative project groups schedule consultation with me over the next weeks. You may also drop in to review your marks, discuss your concerns about your course, and talk about personal or academic issues.