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The Resident Director for Spring 2005 is:
Michelle
A. Mazur
Department of Speech
Professor Mazur will be offering the two courses below. Students must take at least one of these.
SP
464: Analysis of Public Communication (W)
Description
and Main Objectives
This course substantially integrates the fields of interpersonal communication
and mass communication by analyzing and investigating how the mass media impacts
and influences our interpersonal relationships. Specifically, this course will
analyze and compare the British media to the American media. The course will
focus on how British news, television, and films present and affect interpersonal
relationships. This class will answer such questions as how do the British
media frame news stories differently than American news media? How does an
emphasis on international news versus local news influence our interpersonal
conversations about current events? How do British television and films portray
gender, sexuality, and relationships differently than American popular culture?
The first part of the course will give an overview
of mass media and interpersonal theories that will
inform our analysis of British and American media
for the rest of the semester. Examples from British
television and film will be used to inform the discussion
of these theories. The second segment of the course
will examine how British news media stories are created
and how this affects how the public perceives and
talks about the issues. The final portion of the
course will examine how British television portrays
interpersonal relationships (including gender roles
and sexuality) in comparison with American portrayals.
After completing this course students will be able
to:
1. Understand how the mass media influences interpersonal
communication both in England and in the United States.
2. Compare and contrast how the British media creates
new stories in comparison with American media and
in turn be able to discuss how that affects how people
perceive and discuss news media with each other.
3. Understand how interpersonal relationships, gender,
and sexuality are portrayed in British television
and film.
4. Mediate and moderate any potential negative media
effects.
Textbooks
and Readings
Textbooks
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Kung-Shankleman,
L. (2000). Inside
the BBC and CNN: Managing media organizations.
London: Routledge.
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Buscombe,
E. (2000). British
television: A reader.
London: Oxford Press.
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Stokes,
J. C. (1999). On
Screen Rivals: Cinema and Television in the
United States and Britain.
New York: St. Martin’s Press.
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Kennedy,
E. (2000). "You talk a good game":
Football and masculine style on British television. Men & Masculinities,
3, 57-84.
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Furnham,
A., & Skae, E. (1997). Changes
in the stereotypical portrayal of men and women
in
British
television advertisements. European Psychologist,
2, 44-51.
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Wober,
M., & Gunter, B. (1982).
Television and personal threat: Fact or artifact?
A British
survey. British Journal of Social Psychology,
2, 239-247.
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Alldred,
P. (1998). Making a mockery of family life? Lesbian
mothers in the British
media. Journal
of Lesbian Studies, 2, 9-21.
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Berger,
C. R., & Chaffee, S. H. (1988). On
bridging the communication gap. Human
Communication Research,
15, 311-318.
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Infante,
D. A., Rancer, A. S., Womack, D. F. (1997). Building
communication theory (3rd edition).
Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press.
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Sergin,
C., & Nabi, R. L. (2002).
Does television viewing cultivate unrealistic expectations about
marriage? Journal of Communication,
52, 247-263.
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Robinson,
J. D., & Skill, T. (2001). Five decades
of families on television: From the
1950s through the 1990s. In J. Bryant and A. Bryant
(Eds.). Television
and the American family (pp.
139-162). Manhaw, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
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Meyerowitz,
J. (1985). The blurring of childhood
and adulthood. In No sense
of place (pp.226-267).
Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Buerkel-Rothfuss,
N. L., & Buerkel, R. A. (2001).
Family mediation. In J. Bryant
and A. Bryant (Eds.). Television
and the American family (pp.
355-375). Manhaw, NJ: Lawrence
Erlbaum.
Number
of Contact Hours
Three hours, with a minimum of 45 hours (the possibility
of more with field trips to the BBC and the film
studios located at Thames Valley University).
Prerequisites
Sp 364 or permission from the instructor
Appropriateness
of the Course in Relation to the Overseas
Setting
The objectives for this class integrate the London experience into
the course in the following ways. First, this class requires that students
experience British news and popular culture for the basis of analysis.
In class they will be exposed to British programming and news for the
purpose of discussion and comparison. They will also be asked to find
their own British media examples to bring to class when they serve
as the discussion leader. Being in London will give the students access
to current British media that they would not have access to in Hawaii.
The students will be required to take field trips to the British Broadcasting
Company studios and the Ealing film studios at Thames Valley University.
These field trips will give them insight into how media images in London
are created. This first hand knowledge of how the media create their
message helps students understand how the media influences what the
public talks and thinks about. Second, students will be required to
use the resources at Thames Valley University (the library, video collection,
etc) to write their research proposal. The proposal requires them to
incorporate and focus on an aspect of British media. They will be required
to do research on the impact of the mass media in England and thus
learn more about the culture of London. Finally, the exposure that
the students will have to the British mass media will serve as a basis
of comparison for their experience with American media. This exposure
is essential for them to understand how American media differs from
British media and how that can impact agenda setting functions and
interpersonal relationships.
Criteria
for Student Evaluation
Research Paper 40%
Reaction Papers 25%
Class Participation 20%
Discussion Leader 10%
Research Presentation 5%
SP
353: Argumentation & Debate (O)
Description
and Main Objectives
London has a rich history of argumentation and advocacy. From the
halls of Parliament to Speaker’s Corner in Hyde Park, argumentation
and debate helps mold the political process and brings about social
reform. This course seeks to teach the fundamentals of argumentation
and debate while familiarizing the students with political debates
that are currently occurring in England. Students will gain first
hand knowledge about the political process in England and the central
role that debate plays in this process by visiting Parliament and
the House of Lords where students will be asked to critically evaluate
the logic, reasoning, persuasiveness, and delivery of the speakers
they see there.
Furthermore, students will debate in-class about
topics relevant to current events in England as well
as give a short presentation about these current
events. Additionally, this course is specifically
designed to improve the oral expression of students
and to enhance learning skills in the areas of writing,
speaking, critical thinking, research and analysis.
Furthermore, students will learn to research these
topics from international and British sources. This
course helps to prepare students for future professional
activities as well as everyday life experiences by
providing them with the necessary skills for researching,
organizing, wording, and delivering arguments in
debates, critiquing the arguments of others, and
critically evaluating arguments in a variety of other
contexts.
After completing this course, students should be
able to:
1. Understand how argumentation and debate aids in
bringing about political and social reform in England.
2. Understand and debate the major political issues
and current events taking place in England.
3. Write and deliver logically sound arguments concerning
current events in England.
4. Critically analyze and refute the arguments of
others.
Texts
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Robins,
L., & Jones, B. (2001). Debates
in British politics today. Manchester, England:
Manchester University Press.
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Ziegelmueller,
G. W., & Kay, J. (1997). Argumentation:
Inquiry and Advocacy (3rd Edition). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Number
of Contact Hours
Three hours, with a minimum of 45 hours (the possibility of more with
field trips to Parliament, House of Lords, and Speaker’s Corner).
Prerequisites
Sp 151, 251, or 301 or permission from the instructor
Appropriateness
of the Course in Relation to the Overseas
Setting
The course objectives incorporate the setting of London in the following
ways. First, the class and assignments primarily focus on British
politics as the context for learning argumentation and debate. Students
will be exposed to the current political debates in class as well
as during field trips to Parliament, the House of Lords, and Speaker’s
Corner. They will be asked to critique these arguments as well as
support or refute them in a series of in-class debates. Second, all
of the assignments focus on British political debates as a context
for the study of argumentation debate. It is essential that the students
have access to the library and other resources available at Thames
Valley University to conduct research for these assignments. Finally,
this course will give students an excellent understanding of how
the political process in England works and the place of argumentation
and debate in that process. They will witness the political process
firsthand and see the debates that occur. They will be able to apply
argumentation theory to real life examples that occur in Parliament.
Overall, London provides a unique setting in which to learn about
argumentation and debate.
Criteria for Student Evaluation
Parliamentary Debate 1 20%
Parliamentary Debate 2 30%
Current Event Presentations 10%
Political Speaker Evaluation 20%
Midterm & Final Exam 20%
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