Asian Studies: Media and Popular Culture in Asia, 7.5 hp

The course makes use of insights from media and communication studies, cultural studies, and area studies. Students are introduced to different media and communication theories and perspectives on the role and impact of media and popular culture in society. The course focuses on different types of media and popular culture, including print media, television, film, and the Internet, in the context of the cultural, social, political and economic developments of different Asian societies. In this context the relationship between media and the political structures of different Asian societies is also studied and analysed. This includes studying how the media and popular culture in turn influence the social values, political beliefs, identities, and behaviours of different individuals and communities in Asia. The course introduces students to different forms and genres of popular culture in Asia and media consumption trends among different groups of individuals and communities. An important question is how popular culture consumption is shaped by, and in turn influences, class, gender, age, ethnicity, religious beliefs, rural-urban differences, and contending political ideologies. In focus are also the effects of media globalization and new media, i.e. the Internet, on the media systems, cultures and societies in Asia. The course pays particular attention to whether, how, in which ways, and to what extent, the forces of globalisation intersect with local cultures and traditions in Asia. The course includes both comparative studies of Western and Asian media systems and popular culture genres and comparisons between different Asian societies. It also includes case studies of different individual Asian countries.

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