[ecrea] Summer School "Media Analysis Techniques" at Maastricht University

In July 2015, I will organise the second edition of the Summer School "Media Analysis Techniques: Applying Critical Discourse Analysis, Semiotics and News Framing" at Maastricht University. The course includes the following lectures (next to tutoring sessions, roundtable discussions and student presentations):
-Getting Started with Media Analysis: Design of Group and Individual Assignments
-Context of Media Analysis 1: Language, Representations and Meanings
-Context of Media Analysis 2: Technologies, Producers and Consumers
-Textual Analysis: Semiotics, Critical Discourse Analysis and the News
-Visual Analysis: Semiotics, Critical Discourse Analysis and the News
-Framing Analysis: A Framework to Study Representations in World News

Below my e-signature, you find  the main features of the course, its target audience and the skills taught. For certificate requirements, testimonials of this year's students and suggested literature, please consult this page:http://www.geomeans.com/media-analysis-techniques-applying-critical-discourse-analysis-semiotics-and-news-framing-summer-school/

Last year, the majority of Summer School students were PhD candidates in Media Studies, but a Bachelor student (Journalism) and two professionals from outside academia attended the course as well. Please contact me (atleonhardt /at/ geomeans.com)  if you would like to double-check whether the course could be useful to you as well. Applying for the course is possible here:http://solbasic.nl/solum/

Kind regards,
Leonhardt van Efferink,
Summer School Course Leader,
Maastricht University

*Main features:
    -Period: 6-10 July 2015
    -ECTS: 1.5
    -Exam: 2,500 word paper
    -Recommended pre-knowledge: strong interest in (foreign) news
    -Number of participants: 7-15
    -Course language: English
    -Course fee: €475

*Target audience:
    -Bachelor/Master students who need to analyse media for their course work
    -PhD students who want to operationalise concepts, theories and methods
    -Professionals who need a deeper understanding of how media affect the world views of citizens in general and their clients in particular
    -Journalism students/Journalists who want to know how their work could be interpreted

*Skills taught:
    -Applying the methods semiotics and critical discourse analysis to study the possible meanings of texts, images and news frames in the media
    -Designing a qualitative analytical framework in line with your research objectives
    -Understanding the complex dynamics between media producers, media technology and media consumers
    -Linking media coverage to political, social and economic interests
    -Exploring the role of the national context in which media operate
    -Recognizing bias and different truth claims

*Most recent version of course program:http://www.geomeans.com/media-analysis-techniques-critical-discourse-analysis-semiotics-and-news-framing-summer-school-program/



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