[ecrea] UPEC Summer School 2017 - "International Media, Political Action & Communication Technologies" (IMPACT) program

Please find in attachment the program of the « Impact » (“International 
Media, Political Action and Communication Technologies”) summer school.

The summer school is taking place from 3 to 13 July at the University of 
Paris Est Créteil (UPEC), France.

More information and to register : http://summerschool.u-pec.fr/

Benjamin Ferron & Stéphanie Wojcik

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IMPACT aims to provide a critical perspective on International Media, 
Political Action & Communication Technologies

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    Target students

The course is available for PhD level students (and Masters level 
students) interested in political and public communication, social 
movements and transnational media activism, as well as the role of 
communication technologies in international relations. Suitable academic 
backgrounds include communication studies, political science, discourse 
analysis, area and cultural studies and sociology.

Synopsis

IMPACT aims to give its students a critical perspective on how the 
internationalization of communication, the sharp increase in and 
acceleration of the production of information, and the unprecedented 
development of digital media play a role in the way political action, 
citizen mobilization and public debate are now being framed.

Learning objectives

  Become familiar with international communication as a field of study

  Understand the potential links between open data, governmental 
transparency and citizen mobilizations

  Analyze the dynamic relationships between social networks and the 
build-up of public debates

  Analyze digital processes in electoral campaigns

  Find out more about transnational political action, mediactivism and 
alternative communication

Course format and teaching methods

The course starts with introductory lectures on how different themes and 
disciplinary perspectives come together in international communication. 
Before the start of the course, selected readings will be made 
electronically available to students. Students will split into groups to 
investigate examples of international communication, using critical 
communication studies as a theoretical framework. Students will report 
their findings in formal presentations to be discussed by fellow 
students and assessed by the teachers.


    Credit transfer

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The IMPACT course allows you to obtain 3 ECTS. We recommend that you 
check with your home institution before applying to make sure that the 
credits are transferable.


    Organizers

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The academic program has been prepared by Benjamin Ferron 
<http://summerschool.u-pec.fr/staff/teaching-staff/benjamin-ferron-664067.kjsp?RH=1425548193417> 
and Stéphanie Wojcik 
<http://summerschool.u-pec.fr/staff/teaching-staff/stephanie-wojcik-664070.kjsp?RH=1425548193417>, 
both lecturers at the UPEC.

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