Students will study a series of key topics: the history of contemporary media communications, new forms of political economy, agency in an era of digital media, geography and information infrastructures, the ethics and politics of communication practices and the symbolic and aesthetic forms of contemporary media. Module options in the first semester of study will give students the opportunity to develop specific expertise in culture critical aspects of the aesthetics of communication or in industry-focused approaches to cultural production, deepening their appreciation of both the theoretical and practical aspects of the international framework of media communication.

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