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Cultural Politics of Media Law - MMCS821
This unit examines the intersecting operations of law and media within socio-cultural contexts. Drawing on a number of critical and cultural theories, it will focus on the discursive construction of media and legal 'truth' and attendant claims to objectivity and impartiality. By situating the study of media law within specific socio-cultural contexts, students will be enabled to focus on the ethics and cultural politics of media law representations. Questions of difference (in terms of race, gender, sexuality and disability) will be examined in the context of the normative and disciplinary values that often inscribe dominant media law representations. The unit also examines the transformations of the media law sphere and the ethical challenges it faces in the wake of the work of whistleblowers such as Bradley Manning, Edward Snowden and WikiLeaks.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| When Offered: | S2 Day - Session 2, North Ryde, Day |
| Staff Contact(s): | Professor Joseph Pugliese |
| Prerequisites: |
(12cp in CUL or MAS units at 300 level or 42cp in LAW units at 400 or 500 level) or admission to MA or PGDipArts or PGCertArts or MFJ |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Media, Music, Communication and Cultural Studies Faculty of Arts |
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