ZURd0001 Theories of media and journalism studies

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 15 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Jakub Macek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Jakub Macek, Ph.D.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Boris Rafailov, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
The course is based on individual consultations with the teacher, reading of theoretical texts from the field of media and journalism studies and their subsequent analysis and discussion within a joint seminar. The seminar usually takes place during the examination period. The condition for successful completion of the course is participation in consultations, giving a presentation and participation in a joint seminar.
Learning outcomes
The course develops learning outcomes No. 2, 4, 5 and 6.
Key topics
(1) During individual consultations with the teacher, each student selects a theorythat forms a possible theoretical framework for the dissertation project; the other participants in the seminar are then provided with reading material for this theory well in advance (maximum 100 pages).
(2) Students independently read literature selected by others.
(3) Students independently prepare their presentation critically approaching the selected theory and its relationship to the dissertation topic.
(4) During the seminar, each student (i) discusses the selected theory and its relationship to their dissertation topic in the form of a presentation and subsequent discussion with others (60-100 min.), (ii) is familiar with the reading assigned by other students and actively participates in discussions about other presentations.
Study resources and literature
  • BAKARDJIEVA, M. Internet society : the Internet in everyday life. 1. vyd. London: SAGE, 2005, 220 pp. ISBN 0-7619-4339-0. info
  • BOURDIEU, Pierre. Language and symbolic power. Edited by John B. Thompson. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1991, ix, 302. ISBN 0674510410. info
  • Media effects : advances in theory and research. Edited by Jennings Bryant - Mary Beth Oliver. 3rd ed. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2009, xv, 640. ISBN 9780805864502. info
  • Habermas and the public sphere. Edited by Craig J. Calhoun. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1992, x, 498. ISBN 0262531143. info
  • Couldry, N., & Hepp, A. (2018). The mediated construction of reality. John Wiley & Sons.
  • EDGERTON, David. The shock of the old : technology and global history since 1900. 1st pub. London: Profile Books, 2006, xviii, 270. ISBN 9781861973061. info
  • FEENBERG, Andrew. Between reason and experience : essays in technology and modernity. Edited by Michel Callon - Brian Wynne. London, England: MIT Press, 2010, xxv, 257. ISBN 9780262514255. info
  • GIDDENS, Anthony. The consequences of modernity. First published. Cambridge: Polity press, 1990, vii, 186. ISBN 0745609236. info
  • Consuming technologies : media and information in domestic spaces. Edited by Roger Silverstone - Eric Hirsch. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 1999, xiii, 241. ISBN 0415117127. info
  • JENKINS, Henry. Convergence culture : where old and new media collide. New York: New York University Press, 2006, xi, 308. ISBN 0814742815. info
  • Livingstone, S. (2013). Making sense of television: The psychology of audience interpretation. Routledge.
  • MORLEY, David and Kevin ROBINS. Spaces of identity : global media, electronic landscapes and cultural boundaries. London: Routledge, 1995, vi, 257. ISBN 0415095972. info
  • SILVERSTONE, Roger. Television and everyday life. 1st publ. London: Routledge, 1994, xi, 204 s. ISBN 0-415-01647-9. info
  • WEBSTER, Frank. Theories of the information society. 3rd ed. London: Routledge, 2006, viii, 317. ISBN 0415406331. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Seminar
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2026, recent)
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