Social History of the Media

The course deals with the social history of media from an anthropological perspective.
Starting from the critical analysis of the concept of medium, students will acquire knowledge on the way in which the means of communication assume different meanings, uses and social functions in different cultural contexts.
We will analyze the media production processes and the production of meaning and subjectivity in reception practices in different cultural contexts.
By comparing our social history with those of other non-European countries, students will acquire reflective and critical skills

At the end of the course, students will acquire the following knowledge, skills, abilities and skills:
- knowledge of the cultural variability of the social history of the media
- competence in reading critically (also usable for application purposes) the relationship between technologies, economic and socio-cultural contexts
- ability to orientate theoretically and practically in the world of contemporary communication, through a reflective and critical attitude