180.995 (24S) US Presidential Elections: Power, Politics, and the Press
Überblick
- Lehrende/r
- LV-Titel englisch US Presidential Elections: Power, Politics, and the Press
- LV-Art Proseminar (prüfungsimmanente LV )
- LV-Modell Präsenzlehrveranstaltung
- Semesterstunde/n 2.0
- ECTS-Anrechnungspunkte 4.0
- Anmeldungen 35 (30 max.)
- Organisationseinheit
- Unterrichtssprache Englisch
- LV-Beginn 22.04.2024
- eLearning zum Moodle-Kurs
Zeit und Ort
LV-Beschreibung
Intendierte Lernergebnisse
Learning outcomes
- Recognize the role of media in shaping public opinion
- Identify how traditional and new media sources shape campaigns
- Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of media sources for campaigns
- Identify how campaigns and politicians use media successfully and unsuccessfully
- Describe and critique the role of media in US presidential campaigns
Lehrmethodik
In person lectures, readings, viewing media, and class discussion
Inhalt/e
Course description: United States presidential elections take place in a complex media landscape. While voting occurs every four years, campaigning and electioneering begin at least two years before citizens cast ballots. This seminar provides an overview of the US electoral process and compares how US elections differ from elections in other democracies. From this foundation, through lectures, readings, viewing media, and discussion, students will critically interrogate how various actors use media and communication to assert political power and shape public opinion. In a final project, students will use the example of the 2024 presidential election to evaluate the impact of new and traditional forms of media, assessing how political figures leverage these sources to influence public opinion.
The seminar will begin with an overview of United States presidential elections as compared to elections in other democracies.
Next, information will be provided on the following topics centering the discussion around political power: types of media and communication strategies used in US elections, different actors and groups creating and distributing media, differences between new and traditional forms of media, public opinion polling, and strategies for influencing public opinion.
Students will use this information in groups to create a sample media piece for a campaign, write a reflexive essay about the project, and write a short paper on media in US elections.
Erwartete Vorkenntnisse
None
Curriculare Anmeldevoraussetzungen
Für die Aufnahme in das Proseminar müssen folgende Lehrveranstaltungen positiv absolviert sein:
- Positiv absolvierte StEOP
- Positiv absolvierte LV Einführung in die Methoden (quantitativ und/oder qualitativ)
- Positiv absolvierte LV Einführung in das wissenschaftliche Arbeiten in den Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften
Literatur
Selected readings on the media and US elections
Selected US presidential campaign videos
Prüfungsinformationen
Prüfungsmethode/n
See below
Prüfungsinhalt/e
Individual and group assignments, reflexive paper, analysis paper
Beurteilungskriterien/-maßstäbe
Exam information
Assignment: Elections and the media analysis 25 points
Assignment: Media project 50 points
Assignment: Reflexive paper 25 points
100 points total
Beurteilungsschema
Note BenotungsschemaPosition im Curriculum
- Bachelorstudium Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften
(SKZ: 641, Version: 16W.3)
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Fach: Media and Communications Management
(Wahlfach)
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Key Concept of Media Management (
0.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)
- 180.995 US Presidential Elections: Power, Politics, and the Press (2.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 5. Semester empfohlen
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Key Concept of Media Management (
0.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)
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Fach: Media and Communications Management
(Wahlfach)