Media, Children and Young People - 2nd semester
Code
722011099
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Ciências da Comunicação
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Cristina Ponte
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) To identify the social construction of concepts such as childhood and youth;
b) To put into perspective the medias representation of children and young people
c) To analyze the different dimensions of media use by children and young people in a generational perspective.
d) To identify research on children and media, placing it within historical contexts and paradigms of research.
e) To identify, collect and critically analyse different kinds of documents related with the topic;
f) To produce a final work on a topic of the seminar.
Prerequisites
None
Subject matter
Part I: Media and modern construction of childhood- Emergence and consolidation of the modern concept of childhood in industrialized societies
- The media and the modern construction of childhood.
- The Portuguese context
Part II: Media and childhood in contemporary societies
- Childhood in the context of globalization. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: protection, provision and participation rights.
- Children and screens, from the television set to the mobile digital media
- Methodological and ethical issues in research with children.
Bibliography
Drotner, K., Livingstone, S. (2008). International Handbook of Children, Media and Culture. London: Sage
Lemish, D. (2015). Children and Media. A global perspective. New York, Wiley Blackwell.
Lemish, D., Ed. (2013). The Routledge International Handbook of Children, Adolescents and Media. London, Routledge.
Livingstone, S. and J. Sefton-Green (2016). The Class. Living and learning in the digital age. New York, New York University Press.
Dortner, K., Livingstone, S. (2008). International Handbook of Children, Media and Culture. London: Sage
Ponte, C. (2012). Crianças e Media. Pesquisa internacional e contexto português do século XIX à actualidade. Lisboa, Imprensa de Ciências Sociais.
Teaching method
Discussion of theoretical texts and results from empirical research; debates with experts and media professionals; content analyses.
In class teaching
Evaluation method
- Active participation in the sessions, including critical presentation of readings (30%);
- Final work including data analysis (70%).