There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

The media and cultural industries have a key role in shaping our understanding of the social world with political and societal events often access via the products of these industries. The purpose of this module is to develop your sociological understanding of media and culture. The module will explore theories, concepts and methodologies from sociological and wider interdisciplinary approaches to help you to understand the production and consumption of media and culture. The module begins by examining what we mean by culture and media, the interdisciplinary study of the subject, the policy context of these industries and explore theoretical perspectives to the consumption and production of media and culture. The module explores how social inequalities - based on factors such as social class, gender and ethnicity - are perpetuated within the cultural industries, exploring who gets to work in these industries and who gets to be seen in these industries. The module explores how cultural products - music, TV, film - can relate to their time and social context. The module then explores a number of contexts within the media and cultural industries, from social media platforms, to journalism, to TV, film and music.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Compare and contrast the sociological approaches to media and culture.

LO2: Critically evaluate the policy context of the cultural and creative industries.

LO3: Analyse the ways in which the production and consumption of culture and media can perpetuate social inequalities.

LO4: Critically apply sociological theory to specific contexts within the cultural industries