MEDIA, WAR, AND PEACE (2/2 SCU)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: LO1 – Identify the role of media in war and peace situations; LO2 – Apply theoretical and conceptual approaches that underpin the literature on media and conflict; LO3 – Analyze the dynamics that shape media portrayal of a selected warfare.

Topics:

01. Introduction: media, war, and peace;
01. Introduction: media, war, and peace_Practice;
02. Media coverage of war and conflict_Practice;
02. Media coverage of war and conflict; 06. War and peace journalism: case of the US-China trade conflict_Practice;
03. Hashtag diplomacy: Twitter as a tool for engaging in public diplomacy and promoting US foreign policy;
03. Hashtag diplomacy: Twitter as a tool for engaging in public diplomacy and promoting US foreign policy_Practice;
04. Exploring the extent of digitalisation and digital diplomacy in Pakistan embassies;
04. Exploring the extent of digitalisation and digital diplomacy in Pakistan embassies_Practice;
05. News coverage, peacemaking and peacebuilding;
05. News coverage, peacemaking and peacebuilding_Practice;
06. War and peace journalism: case of the US-China trade conflict;
07. Public diplomacy: managing narratives versus building relations;
07. Public diplomacy: managing narratives versus building relations_Practice;
08. Social media, revolution, and the rise of the political bot;
08. Social media, revolution, and the rise of the political bot_Practice;
09. Media, war, and public opinion
09. Media, war, and public opinion_Practice;
10. Digital information warfare over Ukraine-Russia conflict;
10. Digital information warfare over Ukraine-Russia conflict_Practice;
11. The media–security nexus: researching ritualized cycles of insecurity;
11. The media–security nexus: researching ritualized cycles of insecurity_Practice;
12. Gender, media and security;
12. Gender, media and security_Practice;
13. Postscript: looking ahead;
13. Postscript: looking ahead_Practice;