Lecture 5: Interpersonal communication
Social identity theory
Westley and MacLean’s model of communication
Haptic communication
Contagion theory
Lecture 6: The introduction of critical communication
Mapping critical communication in both local and international context
Case studies
Lecture 7: The materiality of communication
Introducing the rise of studies on the materiality of communication
What is the materiality of communication?
Lecture 8: Journalism: A profession in media and communication
Tracing the emergence of journalistic practices
Reviewing the definition of the role of journalism in public life
Offering an insight on journalism as a form of labor of communication
Looking at the transformation of journalism in the digital age
Lecture 9: Communication in times of crisis: Covid-19
Looking at health communication at a time of crisis and beyond
Discussing the performance of media within different backgrounds in covering issues in relation to Covid-19
Evaluating the local and global media atmosphere surrounding the development of Covid-19 crisis
Exchanging thoughts on the role of communications in coping with the fight against Covid-19
Lecture 10: Communication beyond boundaries: international communication
Understanding international/Intercultural communication
Problems and conflicts in international communication
What is a good international communication order?
Lecture 11: Visual communication in the digital age: the rise of video culture
Reviewing the history of video culture
Checking on the video industry with focus on a number of video sites
Discussing on the production, circulation and consumption of videos
Lecture 12: Visual communication in the digital age: short video
Introducing the emergence and rise of short video culture
If possible inviting a video maker to talk about the production and consumption of short videos in China and
beyond
Lecture 13: Visual communication in the digital age: live streaming
Reviewing the types of live streaming across the world
Discussing live streaming as an industry, a cultural phenomenon
Lecture 14: Audio communication in the digital age: podcast
Introducing podcast as a conception, a practice, an industry as well as a new form of verbal communication
If possible inviting a podcaster to talk about the production and listening of podcast in China and beyond
Lecture 15: Student presentation
Based on the teams formed on their own, students are expected to make a group presentation regarding their
observation and investigation on one specific aspect in the field of media and communication.