Critical Media Analysis

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Select a news topic that you find interesting and/or important. Pick at least four media outlets (I would suggest no more than five) and throughout the semester carefully follow how they cover this issue. What patterns are there? What narratives are implicit in the coverage? How does the coverage  coming  out  of  a  non-Western  country  contrast  with  what  we  see  in  Western  media outlets? These questions are just ideas for directions you might want to take your paper in, what is important is that you develop a compelling argument. Only one of the media outlets can be a U.S. one and only one can be based in Canada, Australia, or Western Europe. You are encouraged, but not  required,  to  select  media  outlets  solely  from  the  non-Western  world. you will submit a 200-words description of the project and how you plan to complete it.

  • Critical Media Analysis (20%)

    Assignment Description (80 pts)

     

    Select a news topic that you find interesting and/or important. Pick at least four media outlets (I would suggest no more than five) and throughout the semester carefully follow how they cover this issue. What patterns are there? What narratives are implicit in the coverage? How does the coverage coming out of a non-Western country contrast with what we see in Western media outlets? These questions are just ideas for directions you might want to take your paper in, what is important is that you develop a compelling argument. Only one of the media outlets can be a U.S. one and only one can be based in Canada, Australia, or Western Europe. You are encouraged, but not required, to select media outlets solely from the non-Western world. During week 6 of the semester, you will submit a 200-words description of the project and how you plan to complete it. The four-page double-space analysis is due during week 13. The goal of the project is to defamiliarize yourself through the consumption of media content from a different country.

     

    Important Considerations

     

    · It is very important that you to understand that this is a systematic project. This means that you dedicate time each week to examine the content of the media outlets you selected. I suggest that you do this at least three times a week and that you keep a journal in which you take notes of what you observe. In short, turn this into a habit. The biggest mistake you can do is to try to accomplish all this work during the week when the project is due. It will be obvious that you did not examine the sources systematically and you will fail.

     

    · You can choose from print media, online media, television, radio or a combination of them.

     

    · This is a formal paper which should be well-written, organized and proofread BUT I also expect that you will have fun with this project. In short, this should be an enjoyable learning exercise so feel free to be creative.

     

    · This assignment does not call for academic research which involves acquiring books from the library or peer-reviewed articles from its databases. The goal is to hone your analytical skills. You could consult external sources but make sure that you cite every thought that is not your own.

     

    · Make sure that you include a bibliography of all the news materials you cited in your paper. The bibliography page is an addition to the four pages of writing.

     

    The Proposal (due February 28) (20 pts)

     

    The quality of your proposal counts toward the final grade for your project. It forces you to start thinking about a particular issue and to engage in a systematic analysis. While you can change certain aspects of your project, I strongly suggest that you stick to the initial plan and engage in a thorough analysis from week 6 to week 13. If you consider a significant change, make sure that you notify me.

     

    Your proposal should be written on a word document, 12-font, single space and should include your name, topic/issue, and countries and/or media outlets you are interested in. In addition, include a short description of the topic of choice as well as why you selected these media outlets.

Analyze Eliade S’ And Lame Deers’ Books From Durkheims’ Perspectives.

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Read three books:      Durkheim, Elementary Forms of the Religious Life ( Focus especially )

Eliade, The Sacred and the Profane

Lame Deer, Vision Quest

Explain how Durkheim agrees with Eliade’s analysis of religion’s functions and show how he interprets them sociologically.  Then analyze Lame Deer’s vision quest from Durkheim’s perspective.  [3-4 Pages.]

Citation: Only In-text citation (also paraphrased) should include page numbers. (V important)

Film Observation

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Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuwWf8dhb34

Write your observations (up to 400 words) applying the most relevant ideas of:

Intercultural Communication in Contexts by Martin, Judith N. & Thomas K. Nakayama

  • Hall’s High/Low Context Cultural Patterns (eBook page 228)
  • Kluckhohn’s Value Orientations (eBook page 95)
  • Hofstede’s Cultural Patterns (eBook page 87 and 103-105)

Here is a resource that you may find helpful as you connect the theorist (Hall, Kluckhohn and Hofstece) to your film observation paper:

https://www.hofstede-insights.com/product/compare-countries/

The web site allows you to compare 2 countries utilizing Hofstede’s 6 dimensions:

  • Power Distance
  • Uncertainty Avoidance
  • Individualism – Collectivism
  • Masculinity – Femininity
  • Associative – Abstractive
  • Possessing Truth – Respecting Virtue

Culture And Leadership Assignment

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Chapter 16-Culture and Leadership Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is:

· for you reflect and evaluate your own culture and its cultural baggage in the context of leadership.

· consider how your culture’s norms affect your interaction with others from another culture.

· consider how you will approach cross-cultural leadership.

 

 

Read Chapter 15, Culture and Leadership (Northouse, 2019) and the following resources:

· https://www.hofstede-insights.com/country-comparison/

· https://www.strengthsmining.com/resources/culture/cultural-clusters/

· http://guide.culturecrossing.net/about_this_guide.php

· http://guide.culturecrossing.net/explore.php

 

For this assignment, you will create a document that covers the following: (Hint: this is your outline).

1) Part 1 include:

a) Definition of culture (citation needed).

b) In your own words, state why it is important understanding the role culture plays in leadership.

c) Define cultural baggage? (citation needed)

d) Name the culture you are from and highlight your own personal cultural baggage you have.

2) Part 2 include:

a) Name the comparison culture that is from a different cluster from your own.

b) Why did you choose this culture ?

c) Have you ever met someone from this culture?

3) Part 3 include:

a) In a table format, compare the following between your culture and the culture you chose:

i) Verbal Communication: Direct or Indirect

ii) Non-Verbal Communication

iii) Individual (Me) or Collectivism (We) traits

iv) Democratic or Autocratic

v) Views on gender egalitarianism

vi) Views on time

vii) Negotiations/Dealing with conflict

4) Part 4 include:

a) Choose one difference and discuss two strategies you would use to engage that person if they were on your team.

b) Finish with a concluding paragraph stating what you learned about culture and how it has affected your underdstanding of how you will lead.

Assignment Guidelines

· Include a APA 7 title page

· Make sure to use correct APA in-text citations for paraphrased ideas and quoted text.

· Include all sources cited in your reference list.

Due date

· Please check the due date in Moodle and upload this assignment to the appropriate Dropbox.

 

Chapter

16-Culture

and

Leadership

Assignment

The

purpose

of

this

assignment

is:

·

for

you

reflect

and

evaluate

your

own

culture

and

its

cultural

baggage

in

the

context

of

leadership.

·

consider

how

your

culture

’

s

norms

affect

your

interaction

with

others

from

another

culture.

·

consider

how

you

will

approach

cross-cultural

leadership.

Read

Chapter

15,

Culture

and

Leadership

(Northouse,

2019)

and

the

following

resources:

·