Module Identifier IP35920  
Module Title THE MEDIA IN WARTIME  
Academic Year 2001/2002  
Co-ordinator Dr Susan Carruthers  
Semester Intended for use in future years  
Next year offered N/A  
Next semester offered N/A  
Course delivery Lecture   16 Hours 16 x 1 hour  
  Seminars / Tutorials   8 Hours 8 x 1 hour  
Assessment Assignment   1 x 3,500 word written assignment (eg comparative book report, film critique, analysis of news content)   60%  
  Essay   1 x 2,500 word essay   40%  

Aims


The aim of the module is to study the role and performance of the media in times of conflict, in a variety of geographically and historically diverse settings.

Objectives


By the end of the module you should be able to:


10 ECTS Credits

Brief description


This module will look at the role played by the mass communication media in wartime. It will examine the part played by the media in propaganda and psychological warfare, and the relationship between governments, the military and the media. A series of case studies will be analysed, ranging from the Second World War, to Vietnam, the Falklands, the 1991 Gulf War, and the former Yugoslavia.

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
S Carruther. The Media at War.
P Young and P Jesser. The Military and the Media.