UNIT TWO
Politics and Communication
Unit Overview
Unit Two consists of two weeks of reflection on the issues that define political
communication at its most fundamental: power, ideology, and discourse. In week 3, we
reflect on politics and communication at the macro-level. Here we do so with specific
reference to the most sophisticated manifestation of formal political activity, the state (Nye
2004), as well as one of the problems that defines the meaning and limits of state power,
violence. (Karim 2000) In week 4, we bring the analysis of power, ideology, and discourse
to a micro-level. We begin with George Orwell’s famous essay, “Politics and the English
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Language.” Orwell, one of the great political journalists of the 20
of 1984 and Animal Farm, reflects on politics and discourse. In a second reading in week
4, we attend to the te problem of media bias and the alignment of state bureaucracies with
journalists. (Miljan and Cooper 2003). The chapter by two well-known academic
conservatives in Canada allows us to consider closely the nature of ideology, a concept
often twinned with discourse.
Learning outcomes for unit one
3.3 Recognize and restate some major theories that underpin communication studies
and demonstrate some ability to apply these to practical applications in the field.
5.3 Describe intercultural and international communication and information flow.
Readings and Resou英语论文网 【http://www.51lunwen.org】rces
communication and conflict (week 3)
(i) Joseph Nye. “The Information Revolution and American Soft Power.” Power in the
Global Information Age: From Realism to Globalization: Routledge, 2004., 16 pgs.
(ii) Karim Karim. Chapter 1, "Violence and the Media." The Islamic Peril: Media and Globa
Violence. Montreal: Black Rose, 2000. 20 pages.
political communication: ideology and the news (week 4)
(i) George Orwell. “Politics and the English Language.” Published in 1948
(ii) Lydia Miljan and Barry Cooper. “Agents of Control or Agents of Change?” Hidden
Agendas: How Journalists Influence the News. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2003. 17 pages.
Activities and Assignments
2.1 Public Sphere
Instructor-led discussion on week’s readings, podcasts, and unit notes.
2.2 Campaign 640: Team 1 Facilitates Class wide Discussion
Team 1 moderates discussion on the Campaign 640 discussion board2.3 Campaign 640
Team 2: Second Team Presentation
Team 2 presents on their choice of topic in the Campaign 640 discussion board.
2.4 Public Sphere
Instructor-led discussion on week’s readings, podcasts, and unit notes.
2.5 Campaign 640: Team 2 Facilitates Class wide Discussion
Team 2 moderates discussion on the Campaign 640 discussion board.
2.6 Research paper proposal; instructor feedback to follow
Students electing to write a research paper proposal send it to instructor by midnight PS
on Sunday January 29.
2.7 Campaign 640: Team 3:
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