Kaddouri Kaoutar
Dr. Ibahrine
Com 2303
Fall 2007
Detailed Outline of Chapter 2
Drawing a Bead on Global Communication Theories
I- Normative Theories
1- Based on a book entitled Four theories of the Press: Taxonomy was created.
2- Taxonomy means "dividing up all the various versions and aspects of a topic into systematic categories and sometimes sub-categories"
3- Media systems could be grouped in four categories
a- Authoritarian
b- Soviet
c- Liberal
d- Social Responsibility
4- News and information are the primary source of Media
a- Denotic and normative media
5- There are many types of print media
a- Comics
b- Trade magazines
c- Fashion magazines
d- Sports publications
6- Other models of media
a- Development model
b- Participatory media
II- A different approach: Comparing and contrasting Media
1- Soviet media had a strong overlap with media under other dictatorship with development media
2- Understanding the relation of mainstream media through four points
a- Political Power: under the Soviet model, Media was controlled heavily by the state
b- Economic Crisis: economic crisis in Russia was profound except in the 80s and 90s when oil revenues shot up.
3- Dramatic Social Transitions
a- As Russia went into transitions, media in Russia also was affected and went into transitions too in the 20th century.
b- The first media revolution started in the new revolutionary regime
c- At the time of the revolution, Russian media were on the cutting Edge.
d- In Stalin regime, media suffered under the new regime in the second transition after the revolution
III- A different Approach II: Globalization and Media
1- Different meanings of the word Globalization
a- Globalization signifies Structural economic changes
b- Globalization was used as cultural imperialism
2- people's cultural resistance is proof against cultural invasion
a- writer of this approach use the terms hybridization and hybridity
3- Transnational Labor migration generated tremendous cultural dislocation and expansion of cultural horizons among the migrant communities.
IV- A different Approach III: Small-Scale Alternative Media
1- Samizdat which means self published contained materials such as poems, plays, videocassettes that were banned under the Soviet Regime as they were not state published.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Detailed Outline of Chapter 1
Kaddouri Kaoutar
Dr. Ibahrine
Com 2303
Fall 2007
A detailed Outline of Chapter 1
Following the Historical Paths of Global Communication
I- Geographical Space: A Barrier To Communication
1- How people used to communicate across distances
a- Examples of China, Egypt, the Greeks, A Roman Emperor
2- The concept of Physical Space.
a- "Physical Space is no longer an insurmountable obstacle to human interaction."
b- What was once the "geography of space" has become the "geography of experience".
3- The emergence of the word Communication and how it transformed human interactions.
4- How early cultures created the conditions for Communication across great distances.
a- Mythical images of ancient life.
5- The emergence of the age of discovery.
a- Explorers traveling the edge of the known world
6- How communication was used in Warfare and trade.
7- The important role of scientific innovation and experiments to find solutions to the old problems.
II- Geography and the Mythical World.
1- How ancient people regarded the world.
a- Ancient mystification: Example of ancient Greeks.
2- Myths surfaced in many places during the Middle Ages about travels and fictions.
3- Metaphysical world was "no less 'real' to those societies than was the physical world of Western culture.
a- Attila's understanding of psychological power.
4- Mythical ideas were symbolic among ancient cultures.
III- Ancient Encounters of Societies and Cultures.
1- The physical world and the ancient thinkers.
2- How geography was regarded in ancient time.
3- Ancient geographical boundaries.
4- The importance of the library of Alexandria.
IV- Global Explorers: Migrants, Holy People, Merchants.
1- How migration was perceived.
2- The improvement of farming that allowed the nomads to settle.
3- The eagerness of the Europeans to expand their knowledge
4- The importance of trade routes how Europeans were eager to explore the world.
V- Mapmakers in the Medieval World.
1- Map making was an integral part of communication history.
a- Maps unlocked the unknown world.
b- Maps were guarded by Europeans and considered to be state secret.
2- The role of maps in ancient times.
a- maritime navigation
b- religious pilgrimages
c- Military and administrative uses.
3- Crusades launched the age of discovery
a- Commercial centers become trade centers.
4- How Muslims sought to determine the sacred direction.
VI- Inventors: Signals and Semaphores.
1- Information technologies were solutions to tangible and immediate problems.
2- Regional commercial postal services were maintained around merchant centers.
3- The speed of delivery and reliability were remarkably god in the medieval postal system.
4- Interest in optical signals resulted in experiments by the 18th century in Germany and Switzerland.
VII- The printing press, Literacy, and the knowledge Explosion.
1- Clerks were one of the few people engaged in tasks that require writing.
2- How was the literacy for the common public.
a- Having easy access to printed matter and the means to circulate it.
3- the appearance of the printing press in Asia
4- The social consequences of the printing press
5- The postal service was an innovation patterned after older courier and messenger systems.
VIII- Scientists And International Networks
1- Technological innovations in travel were behind linking nations who are far reaching (Telegraph, railroad).
2- The innovation of the electric telegraph marked a shift between modes of communication and transportation.
3- The first standardization of a cod of science occurred in 1860.
4- The selection of Greenwich Observatory near London as the international meridian.
IX- The international Electric Revolution
1- The general introduction of the telegraph
2- The introduction of the Telephone
Dr. Ibahrine
Com 2303
Fall 2007
A detailed Outline of Chapter 1
Following the Historical Paths of Global Communication
I- Geographical Space: A Barrier To Communication
1- How people used to communicate across distances
a- Examples of China, Egypt, the Greeks, A Roman Emperor
2- The concept of Physical Space.
a- "Physical Space is no longer an insurmountable obstacle to human interaction."
b- What was once the "geography of space" has become the "geography of experience".
3- The emergence of the word Communication and how it transformed human interactions.
4- How early cultures created the conditions for Communication across great distances.
a- Mythical images of ancient life.
5- The emergence of the age of discovery.
a- Explorers traveling the edge of the known world
6- How communication was used in Warfare and trade.
7- The important role of scientific innovation and experiments to find solutions to the old problems.
II- Geography and the Mythical World.
1- How ancient people regarded the world.
a- Ancient mystification: Example of ancient Greeks.
2- Myths surfaced in many places during the Middle Ages about travels and fictions.
3- Metaphysical world was "no less 'real' to those societies than was the physical world of Western culture.
a- Attila's understanding of psychological power.
4- Mythical ideas were symbolic among ancient cultures.
III- Ancient Encounters of Societies and Cultures.
1- The physical world and the ancient thinkers.
2- How geography was regarded in ancient time.
3- Ancient geographical boundaries.
4- The importance of the library of Alexandria.
IV- Global Explorers: Migrants, Holy People, Merchants.
1- How migration was perceived.
2- The improvement of farming that allowed the nomads to settle.
3- The eagerness of the Europeans to expand their knowledge
4- The importance of trade routes how Europeans were eager to explore the world.
V- Mapmakers in the Medieval World.
1- Map making was an integral part of communication history.
a- Maps unlocked the unknown world.
b- Maps were guarded by Europeans and considered to be state secret.
2- The role of maps in ancient times.
a- maritime navigation
b- religious pilgrimages
c- Military and administrative uses.
3- Crusades launched the age of discovery
a- Commercial centers become trade centers.
4- How Muslims sought to determine the sacred direction.
VI- Inventors: Signals and Semaphores.
1- Information technologies were solutions to tangible and immediate problems.
2- Regional commercial postal services were maintained around merchant centers.
3- The speed of delivery and reliability were remarkably god in the medieval postal system.
4- Interest in optical signals resulted in experiments by the 18th century in Germany and Switzerland.
VII- The printing press, Literacy, and the knowledge Explosion.
1- Clerks were one of the few people engaged in tasks that require writing.
2- How was the literacy for the common public.
a- Having easy access to printed matter and the means to circulate it.
3- the appearance of the printing press in Asia
4- The social consequences of the printing press
5- The postal service was an innovation patterned after older courier and messenger systems.
VIII- Scientists And International Networks
1- Technological innovations in travel were behind linking nations who are far reaching (Telegraph, railroad).
2- The innovation of the electric telegraph marked a shift between modes of communication and transportation.
3- The first standardization of a cod of science occurred in 1860.
4- The selection of Greenwich Observatory near London as the international meridian.
IX- The international Electric Revolution
1- The general introduction of the telegraph
2- The introduction of the Telephone
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)