WiSe 21/22: Introduction to critical disinformation studies
Florian Primig
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Qualification objectives: The students possess the professional skills and abilities of working in communication science, which qualify them to independently prepare scientific papers, presentations and homework and to present them in the context of a first seminar.
Course content: “Post-truth” - that’s the era we live in, right? Alternative facts are the contemporary mode of political communication, isn’t it? “Misinformation has become a pervasive trend on social media” – you’ve probably read or heard these or similar simplistic phrases more than once and you’ll probably continue to encounter them over the course of your Bachelor studies. In this course we will take a nuanced and critical approach towards the topic and its buzzwords. What do we mean when we talk about “Fake News”? Why are we talking about this topic right now? Who is affected by it and why? What can we do about that? Historical perspectives as well as a strong focus on power and inequality will inform the critical approach that helps us to answer these and related questions and to develop a normative idea of an epistemically just information society.
Entry requirements: Proficiency in English
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