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[ecrea] Summer School "Media Representations and Research Methods" at Maastricht University

Sun Nov 15 22:04:25 GMT 2015




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In August 2016, Maastricht University offers the third edition of the Summer School "Media Representations and Research Methods: Critical Discourse Analysis, Social Semiotics and Textual/Visual News Framing".

Course description
There is an ongoing debate in many countries on the quality of media coverage, for example of the immigrants/ refugees/ asylum seekers in the European Union. This underlines the continued importance of research into media representations and the ways in which different audiences interpret them. The “Media Representations and Research Methods” Summer School helps you better understand the textual and visual elements of the news. The opening lectures teach you how to structure your research and provide insights into the context of media representations. Then you learn how to analyse discourses, signs and frames in a step-by-step process. The lectures contain many eye-opening examples and offer ample room for discussion. You are encouraged to choose a theme and method for your coursework that are both relevant to your research interests. During the course, you write a paper in which you use a qualitative method to analyse a news article or photo and give two talks.

Learning Objectives
-Applying qualitative methods from critical discourse analysis, social semiotics and framing analysis to study the possible meanings of media texts and images -Designing an analytical framework to study visual and textual representations in the media in line with your research objectives -Understanding the role of the national and ideological context in which media operate in the production of news

Target audience
-Bachelor/Master students who need to analyse media representations for their course work or dissertation -PhD students who want to operationalise concepts, theories and methods related to media representations and/or need support with their research methodology -Professionals who need a deeper understanding of why and how media representations reflect and affect society

Recommendations from former students
-“Leonhardt provides personal feedback as well as extra reading materials catering to the individual needs of every student.” — Renée, PhD student, Belgium -“It is a rare thing to find someone as genuinely enthusiastic and passionate about teaching as Leonhardt.” — Carol, Master student, Germany -“Unlike many other teachers, Leonhardt made sure that the curriculum matched the needs of each individual student by providing individual feedback and additional reading material.” — Nicole, Master student, The Netherlands

More information about the course is available: here http://www.geomeans.com/media-representations-and-multimodality-semiotic-modes-text-image-relations-and-multimodal-news-frames-summer-school/ To apply, please go to: http://solbasic.nl/solum/ Please contact Course Leader Leonhardt van Efferink ( (l.vanefferink /at/ maastrichtuniversity.nl) ) if you would like to discuss how the course could help you achieve your research objectives.


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