Unit SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE
- Course
- Communication studies
- Study-unit Code
- GP003618
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Enrico Caniglia
- Teachers
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- Enrico Caniglia
- Hours
- 63 ore - Enrico Caniglia
- CFU
- 9
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2023
- Offered
- 2023/24
- Learning activities
- Base
- Area
- Discipline sociali e mediologiche
- Academic discipline
- SPS/08
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian. International and Erasmus students are invited to attend the lessons. Readings and other course
material are also available in English; written and/or oral exams, as detailed in the course program,
may be taken in English. Please contact the instructor for further details and to schedule an
appointment during the first week of the Fall/Spring Semester. - Contents
- What is culture. Culture and nature. Culture and communication. Fiction and social problems. Artificial intelligent and algorithm
- Reference texts
- papers provided by the teacher
- Educational objectives
- The student will learn about the advantages and disadvantages of the main sociological approaches on media culture
- Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge on Sociology and Human Sciences
- Teaching methods
- The course is organized as follow: classroom lectures dedicated to the exhibition and discussion of all major topics and issues of discipline. It will also be provided opportunities for discussion and critical evaluation of some collective research contributions and on current issues. Individual lessons will carry out with the support of projection screens and video from the Internet.
- Other information
- attendance recommended
- Learning verification modality
- oral examination.
Disability studens see web page http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa - Extended program
- Sociological definitions of "culture". Media, fiction and social problems: social and gender equality and politically correct in the fiction. Facts and fiction in contemporary conspirative theories. Algorithms and social media uses
- Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
- Health and wellbeing, gender equality, peace, justice and institution