THE MUSEUM AS MEDIUM (CM3037)

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In the Age of the Enlightenment, the classification and organization of facts and objects gave birth to the concept of the modern 'museum'. This course investigates the construction and communication of national, cultural, and community identities through the medium of the contemporary museum, where material culture is exhibited to express narratives that evoke particular definitions and interpretations of history and values. Please note that an additional fee will be charged for this course.

Code: 
CM3037
Name: 
THE MUSEUM AS MEDIUM
Discipline: 
CM (Communications)
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None

Learning Outcomes

  1. Be aware of key issues in debates about globalization and their relationship to forms of global media and culture
  2. Develop a practical competence in the field of contemporary Museum communications.
  3. Develop critical perspectives on some of the major concepts and theories in Communication Studies and Cultural Studies
  4. Develop the capacity to analyze the individual, collective and institutional practices of conservation, preservation, construction and display of history and heritage and understand their role in the construction of cultural, social and political identity.
  5. Understand and be able to use qualitative Communications research methodologies

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