Study-unit Sociology of Language
| Course name | Public, digital and corporate communication |
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| Study-unit Code | A001469 |
| Curriculum | Comune a tutti i curricula |
| Lecturer | Paolo Montesperelli |
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| CFU | 6 |
| Course Regulation | Coorte 2024 |
| Supplied | 2024/25 |
| Learning activities | Affine/integrativa |
| Area | Attività formative affini o integrative |
| Sector | SPS/08 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Type of learning activities | Attività formativa monodisciplinare |
| Language of instruction | Italian. International and Erasmus students are invited to attende the course. Readings and other course material are also available in English; written and/or oral exams, as detailed in the course program, may be taken in English. Please contact the instructor for further details and to schedule an appointment during the first week of the Fall/Spring Semester. |
| Contents | Analysis of the empirical methodologies for the study of fake news in journalism and new media |
| Reference texts | Papers provided by the teacher |
| Educational objectives | student will learn to know the limits of the main empirical methodology to the study of fake news. |
| Prerequisites | Basic knowledge of sociological approaches to the study of texts. Basic of ethnomethodology |
| Teaching methods | Collecting and class discussion about true and fake news. In case of covid emergence the lessons will be held in blended mode |
| Other information | I expect the student dedicates at least two hours of outside work of reading per week. This course demands significant reading. I treat the course as an ongoing conversation, and in order to participate in this conversation, the studente needs to do the readings. While I have done my best to keep the readings to a manageable length, it is imperative, not only for the grade, but for the quality of the class discussion, that the studen reads them carefully and actively. This means taking notes as the student reads and marking passages of interests and/or confusion. |
| Learning verification modality | Oral examination. In case of covid emergence, the exam will be hold on line. |
| Extended program | How are fake news and true news recognized? What are the main methods proposed for the detection of false news. Discussion on the methodological and ideological limits of the main methods. Development of an alternative approach |
| Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile | peace, justice and institutions, gender equality |