SemesterFall Semester, 2023
DepartmentCollege of Communication Specialized Subjects for Freshman and Sophomore Majors
Course NameUrban Media Studies
InstructorWANG SUMEI
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
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課程主題



Topic



課程內容與指定閱讀



Content and Reading Assignment


 
 

1



(9/13)



Course introduction



 


 

2



(9/20)



Sociology of space and place



- Urry, J. (2001). The sociology of space and place. The Blackwell Companion to Sociology, 3-15.



- Löw, M. (2016). The Constitution of Space. The Sociology of Space: Materiality, Social Structures, and Action, 129-195.


 

3



(9/27)



Mediatization and the city



 



Jansson, A. (2013). Mediatization and social space: reconstructing mediatization for the transmedia age.



Hepp, A. (2022). Digital media, data infrastructures, and space.



 


 

4



(10/4)



Digital Placemaking



Wiken & Humphreys (2021). Placemaking through mobile social media platform Snapchat. Convergence, DOI: 10.1177/1354856521989518



Koch (2022). Cities, regions, and landscapes as augmented realities-



Refiguration of space(s) through digital information technologies. DOI: 10.4324/9780367817183-7



 


 

5



(10/11)



XR Lab



To visit the XR Lab at the Communication College, NCCU.


 

6



(10/18)



Everyday practice



- De Certeau (1984). Walking in the City. The Practice of Everyday Life.



- Augé, M. (2002). In the Metro.


 

7



(10/25)



Urban Rhythms and bodies



- Lefebvre, H. (2013). Rhythmanalysis: Space, Time and Everyday life.



The temporality of the landscape. Ingold (1993)


 

8



(11/1)



Multisensory approach method



Being through there matters, materiality, bodies and movement in urban communication research



 


 

9



(11/8)



Field Trip



to Xinyi District (15 minutes by bus)


 

10



(11/15)



Discussion on fieldnotes



 


 

11



(11/22)



Ways of walking



- Ingold, T. & Jo Lee Vergunst (2008). Introduction. Ways of Walking.



- Getreuer-Kargl, I. (2012). Gendered modes of appropriating public space. Urban Spaces in Japan: Cultural and Social Perspectives, 167-183.


 

12



(11/29)



Guest speaker



Dr. Ming Lin


 

13



(12/6)



City encounters and soundscape



Krajina, Z. (2019). Understanding Encounters for Urban Media Studies: Civic Intercourse, Screen Technologies, and Cultural Difference. International Journal of Communication, 13, 5351–5369.



Bull, M. (2020). Soundscapes of the car: A critical study of automobile habitation. In Car Cultures (pp. 185-202). http://www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio-webdav/AudioMedia/Readings/Alphabetical/Bull-Soundscapes_of_the_Car.pdf



 


 

14



(12/13)



Geomedia: a critical concept



Hartmann, M., & Jansson, A. (2022). Gentrification and the Right to the Geomedia City. Space and Culture, https://doi.org/10.1177/12063312221090600



McQuire (2021). Urban Digital Infrastructure, Smart Cityism, and Communication: Research Challenges for Urban E-Planning.


 

15



(12/20)



Student presentation 1



 


 

16



(12/27)



Student presentation 2



 


 

17



(24/01/03)



Self-learning



Paper revision


 

18



(24/01/10)



Paper submission



Final deadline for paper submission


 


 


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
Requirement/Grading

term paper 40% 



field notes 25%



presentation 20%



participation 15%



 


Textbook & Reference
Urls about Course
Attachment