UNIT ONE
The Real World of Communication
AC640 Government, Public Policy, and the Law (Political Communication)
Unit Overview
Unit One consists of two weeks. Its purpose is to provide a historical and sy
picture” issues relating to political communication broadly defined. Week one
from classic texts in political theory, and notably Aristotle, Machiavelli, and M
address the early period of modern
Media history, where the origins of our c
culture were established, and interpret this period using Habermas’s concept o
Week two offers three contemporary political theory texts relating to com
Foucault, hooks, and Chomsky. The unit
notes speak to the work of Thom
Canadian political theorist, and offer a case study in compassion fatigue.
Learning outcomes for unit one
3.3 Recognize and restate some major theories that underpin communication
demonstrate some ability to apply these to practical applications in the field.
Readings and Resources
Week 1: communication in history—classic sources
Week 1: communication in history—classic sources
(P) Aristotle, Book 1,
Politics. Written in 350 BCE.
https://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/politics.html
(P) Nicolo Machiavelli. Chapter 21, “How A Prince Should Conduct Himself As To Gain Renown.”
The Prince. Published in 1515.
https://www.
constitution.org/mac/prince21.htm
(P) Karl Marx. Chapter 1, “Bourgeois and Proletarians”. The Communist Manifesto. Published in
1848.
https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/ch01.htm
Week 2: communication and society—contemporary sources
(P) Michel Foucault. Excerpt from Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison. 1977
https://web.ics.purdue.edu/~felluga/punish.html
(P) bell hooks. Feminism is for Everybody: Passionate Politics. Excerpt from chapter 1,
“Feminist Politics: Where We Stand”. 2004.
https://www.southendpress.org/2004/items/FIFE/Excerpt
(P) Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman. Excerpt from chapter 1, “A Propaganda Model.”
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media. 1988
https://www.thinkingpeace.com/Lib/lib098.html
Activities and Assignments
1.1 Public Sphere
Instructor-led discussion on week’s readings, podcasts, and unit notes.
1.2 Public Sphere
Instructor-led discussion on week’s readings, podcasts, and unit notes.
1.3 Campaign 640: Team 1: First Team Presentation
Team 1 presents on their choice of topic in the Campaign 640 discussion board.
1.4 Midterm exam questions posted to the instructor notices board
1.5 MSN chat on concepts in unit 1
Instructor facilitates optional MSN chat on concepts from unit 1.
2.1 Public Sphere
Instructor-led discussion on week’s readings, podcasts, and unit notes.
2.2 Campaign 640: Team 1 Facilitates Class wide Discussion
Team 1 moderates discussion on the Campaign 640 discussion board.
2.3 Campaign 640: Team 2: Second Team Presentation
Team 2 presents on their choice of topic in the Campaign 640 discussion board.
2.4 Public Sphere
Instructor-led discussion on week’s readings, podcasts, and unit notes.
2.5 Campaign 640: Team 2 Facilitates Class wide Discussion
Team 2 moderates discussion on the Campaign 640 discussion board.
2.6 Research paper or critical book review due
E-mail proposal to instructor.
2.7 Campaign 640: Team 3: Third Team Presentation
Team 3 presents on their choice of topic in the Camp
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