COURSE SEARCH
BA Media and Politics
University of East Anglia (UEA)
- Request Info | View Institute
Course Summary
- Type: BA
- Location: Norwich, United Kingdom
- Duration: 3 Years
- Deadline: 20-12-2013
Course Description
In contemporary politics, it can sometimes seem that spin doctors and celebrities are more important than prime ministers and presidents. Politics, critics complain, is now all presentation and no policy.It certainly appears that the mass media are important to the way modern politics is communicated. Politicians have started to use social networking sites and appear on chat shows to connect with voters. Celebrities use rock concerts and television shows to advocate their social and political causes. Citizens are starting to take control of political communication by writing blogs and posting videos online. For some this is a worrying trend towards ‘infotainment’, for others this is evidence of a new and possibly more democratic way of ‘doing politics’.
Studying Media and Politics allows you to look in detail at the ways in which modern media are changing the nature of politics. You will be able to study the political, social and economic forces that shape the media industries and the ways in which they are used and may be abused for political gain.