| CODE | PHI2011 | ||||||
| TITLE | Philosophy of Communication | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Philosophy | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit is a philosophical analysis of the concept of communication. This entails understanding the way communicative interaction is produced, interpreted and performed within a specific context. The theory of communication presented here is opposed to the linear or process model of communication. Study-Unit Aims: The aim of the study-unit is: - To discuss the linear and ritual models of communication; - To discuss the characteristics that a philosophical theory of communication must have; - To apply this theory to different communicative practices. Each year two different communication practices will be chosen example: - Fashion as communication or; - Food as communication or; - Music as communication or; - Advertising as communication. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Text: - Mangion, C. Philosophical Approaches to Communication, Intellect Books, 2011. Supplementary Readings: - Cobley, P. A Communication Theory Reader. London: Routledge, 1984. - Chiang, B. Deconstructing Communication, Minnesota Press, 1996. - Stewart, J. Beyond the Symbol Model, SUNY, 1996. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Claude Mangion |
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