Base Knowledge
N/A
Teaching Methodologies
In this curricular unit, will be used an expositive methodology, starting from the theoretical basis of the discipline. This methodology will be complemented by empirical data to illustrate the theoretical principles. Recent scientific articles will be used to demonstrate the applicability of theory to specific situations. Students can choose continuous evaluation (practical work carried out in class 100 %) Assessment by exam in all evalution periods (written test 100%).
Learning Results
After completing this course unit, the students are expected to: a) Understand the phenomenon of communication in a social perspective; b) Acquire an integrated theoretical perspective on the main research topics of the discipline; c) Demonstrate the ability to apply this knowledge in solving research problems and in carrying out communication practices (in the context of different professional activities in this area).
Program
1. Challenges of cyberculture: a techno-social model The value of information in the digital age New ways of organizing social life Digital media architecture The “media life” 2. Identity in the digital age
Social networks as a space of sociability Redefining the “self” spaces Devices to construct the “self” Online identity grammars Impacts of social media on identity.
Curricular Unit Teachers
Grading Methods
- - practical works done during/ in classes - 100.0%
- - Exam - 100.0%
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
Baym, N. K. (2010), Personal Connections in the Digital Age, Polity Press. Boyd, D. (2015), É Complicado, As vidas sociais dos adolescentes em rede, Relógio d’Água.
Cardoso, G. (2014), Os Media na Sociedade em Rede (2ª ed.), Gulbenkian.
Deuze, M. (2012), Media Life, Polity Press.
Ferreira, G. B. (2009), Comunicação, Media e Identidade, Colibri.
Ferreira, G. B. (2018), Sociologia dos Novos Media, Labcom.
Fuchs, C. (2014), Social Media, a critical introdution, SAGE.
Turkle, S. (2011), Alone Together, New York, Basic Books.