GASB05H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Zotero, Tory Lanez, Maple Syrup

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GASB05-Lecture 1- Course Introduction

“Media Life”:

Everyone lives through their screens

Creates boundaries between individuals and their environment

There is much more different from Canada, where people are more zombie-like with their

screens, especially in North America

What Defined 2016?

Pokémon Go

Brussels attack

Zika

Brexit

IPhone 7

Syria

Music

The election

The emphasis on celebrity deaths

There is one major cultural stream that unites individuals from different places

Canadiannness:

Kim’s Convenience

What makes you a Canadian?

oTim Hortons

oBeing the “nicest” people on the planet

oMaple syrup

oIgloos

Is there such thing as Canadian media culture?

oExclusive television channels and cartoons

oTake pride in music artists (Tory Lanez, the Weeknd, JB)

oDue to diversity, Canadians do not have a specific media culture

Course Outline:

Textbook: Media and Politics in a Globalizing World (Alexa Robertson)

Media Imperialism

Media conflicts and militarism

Infotainment and mediatisation

Global audiences and local reception

Global political economy

Journalists vs. Activists

Global Television

Smartphones

Weibo (Chinese twitter)

Assignments:

oReading report (30%)

oEssay (30%)

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