DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Sociology
Academic Year 2016/2017 - 2° Year

SOCIOLOGIA DEI NUOVI MEDIA

Teaching Staff

Learning Objectives

• Evolution and development of new media
  

  It aims to describe and comment the evolution and development of new media and all related technological and social infrastructures. It analyses the social implications of new media development.

• New media and new practices of production, use and consumption
  

  It discusses some important issues linked to practices of production and lifestyle (identities, political choices, etc.) related to ICT uses. Attention will be paied to issues such as digital freedom, open knowledge processes, citizen journalism, digital marketing.

Detailed Course Content

• Evolution and development of new media
  
  • New media, old media and digital culture
  • CMC, models and theories
  • New media languages
  • New media and identities
  • Digital divide
  • New media and political participation
• New media and new practices of production, use and consumption
  
  • Free software and open source
  • Open content and open knowledge
  • Knowledge and information society
  • Citizen journalism

Textbook Information

• Evolution and development of new media
  
  1. Aa. Vv., Sociologia dei new media, Milano, UTET
• New media and new practices of production, use and consumption
  
  1. Paccagnella, L., Open Access. Conoscenza aperta e società dell’informazione, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2010, pp. 47-112 ; 141-180
  2. Maistrello, S., Giornalismo e nuovi media. L'informazione al tempo del citizenjournalism, Milano, Apogeo, 2010, pp. 87 – 210