understanding media

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The handouts, worksheets, exercises and PowerPoint presentations from each week's class will be made available throughout the module.

Week 1
Week 1 lecture (ppt, 2421 KB)
Module Handbook (pdf, 2430 KB)
Questionnaire (doc, 55 KB)
The Meanings of 'Media' exercise (doc, 21 KB)
Using the Module Forum worksheet (doc, 29 KB)

Week 2
Week 2 lecture (ppt, 1634 KB)
A Different Matrix exercise (doc, 24 KB)
Case Study coversheet (doc, 130 KB)

Week 3
Week 3 lecture (ppt, 1249 KB)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer exercise (doc, 21 KB)

Week 4
Week 4 lecture (ppt, 8130 KB)
Monomyth and The Matrix worksheet (doc, 46 KB)

Week 5
Week 5 lecture (ppt, 2170 KB)
Sex and the Stereotype worksheet (doc, 25 KB)
Basic Guide to Essay Structure handout (doc, 49 KB)
Case Study Clarification handout (doc, 28 KB)

Week 6
Week 6 lecture (ppt, 1015KB)
Audiences Debate worksheet (doc, 32 KB)

Week 8
Week 8 lecture (ppt, 1739KB)
Spot the Difference worksheet (doc, 20 KB)
The Times, broadsheet (jpg, 432 KB)
The Times, compact (jpg, 224 KB)

Week 9
Week 9 lecture (ppt, 167KB)

Week 10
Week 10 lecture (ppt, 2694KB)
Shampoo Planet exercise (doc, 121 KB)
Shock Advertising exercise (doc, 20 KB)
David Starkey, Chasing Shadows reading (pdf, 828 KB)

Week 11
Week 11 lecture (ppt, 7151KB)
Family Melodrama exercise (doc, 23 KB)
Classroom or Cave exercise (doc, 29 KB)
Module Evaluation Form (pdf, 54 KB)