Media, Humanitarianism and the Climate Crisis (P5033)

30 credits, Level 6

Autumn teaching

This module explores the relationship between media and humanitarianism, as well as the role of communication within broader processes of social and environmental change. It explores the context through which contemporary NGOs, corporations, states and citizens construct their communicative practices in relation to humanitarianism and environmentalism.

This module focuses on understanding and analysing how the media and mediation processes shape the ethics and practices of humanitarianism.

You’ll explore a range of communication practices, including mainstream and alternative media, as well as factual and fictional storytelling.

The module takes a critical approach to uncover the power dynamics, key players, and technologies that influence how today’s humanitarian and environmental crises are represented and understood.

Teaching

100%: Seminar

Assessment

100%: Coursework (Essay)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 24 hours of contact time and about 276 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.