SOCIOLOGY OF COMMUNICATION

Course objectives

The Course is aimed at students of the Degree Course in Communication, Technologies and Digital Cultures. The course aims to develop a reflection on the role and pervasiveness of communication in contemporary society, on the one hand through the study of communication as a scientific object, on the other hand through the examination of the contribution that the social sciences have given to the foundation of communication sciences. Considerable space is devoted to the connection that links the origin and the development of means of communication to the main cultural and institutional changes of the modern world, and to the reflection about the role played by communication in representing and anticipating the iridescent profile of postmodern environment.

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ANDREA CERASE Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
This course deals with a critical analysis of communication paradigms, definitions and models as well as the main elements of the communication process. Specific focuses concern: - the link between communication and the practices of everyday life, - the development of mediated socialisation paradigms, - the media and extramedia consumption behaviour of young people, - the ethical and experiential transformations linked to the increasing access to interactive network technologies. A historical and theoretical reconstruction of the transformation in the exercise and control of power and the redefinition of the public-private dichotomy is also offered.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required
Books
The examination syllabus consists of the following 3 texts: 1. M. Morcellini, G. Fatelli, Le scienze della comunicazione, Roma, Carocci, 2006 2. M.Z Newman. Media: una cassetta per gli attrezzi. Torino, Einaudi, 2023 (excluding VI. Policy e forme di regolamentazione.) Un terzo testo a scelta tra: G. Ciofalo, Comunicazione e vita quotidiana. Percorsi teorici e di ricerca, Carocci, Roma, 2007; C. H. Cooley, La comunicazione, Armando Editore, Roma, 2011 (edited by G. Ciofalo); E. Katz, P. F. Lazarsfeld, L'influenza personale in comunicazione, Armando editore, Roma, 2012 (edited by M. Morcellini); I. Ang, Watching Dallas. Cultura di massa e imperialismo culturale, Armando editore, Roma, 2013 (edited by M. Livolsi); A. Mooles, Sociodinamica della cultura, Armando editore, Roma, 2012 (edited by G. Gamaleri); J. Kapferer, Rumors, Armando editore, Roma, 2012 (edited by L. Minestroni); The information on texts is to be considered only as provisional. The textbooks may in fact be subject to change due to ongoing modifications in the course structure, possible new publications, differences between attending and non-attending students. Any changes to the programme will be promptly communicated on this page, on the professor's personal page as well as on course pages.
Frequency
. Students who attend 75% of the hours provided will be considered as attending students.
Exam mode
Oral examination. Partial exemption is possible for attending student (written examination)
ALBERTO MARINELLI Lecturers' profile
  • Lesson code1010555
  • Academic year2024/2025
  • CourseCommunication, technologies and digital culture
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year1st year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDSPS/08
  • CFU9
  • Subject areaDiscipline sociali e mediologiche