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Università degli Studi di Parma Università degli Studi di Parma
Second cycle degree course in
International and european relations
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Law, Politics and International Studies

SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURAL AND COMMUNICATION PROCESSES
cod. 18549

Academic year 2012/13
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Sociologia dei processi culturali e comunicativi (SPS/08)
Field
Sociologico
Type of training activity
Characterising
48 hours
of face-to-face activities
8 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
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lectures timetable unavailable
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Learning objectives

The course aims to provide analytical tools to read sociocultural processes and communication in contemporary society.

Prerequisites

No.

Course unit content

The course will be divided into two parts: institutional and monographic. The institutional part will discuss the social foundations of human communication. The monographic will further develop the topic, including historical, cultural, communicative and socioeconomic processes that are characterizing Western societies from World War II to the present.

Full programme

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Bibliography

1. B. Pearce, Comunicazione e condizione umana, Angeli, Milano, 1993.
2. M. Magatti, Libertà immaginaria. Le illusioni del capitalismo tecno-nichilista, Feltrinelli, Milano, 2009 (Introduzione e capitoli I, II, III).

Teaching methods

The course will alternate lectures, case discussions and experiential activities.

Assessment methods and criteria

The exam will consist of a written and oral test on the topics of the course.

Other information

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