Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in multilingual communication, professional focus in digital media education | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course History and Theory of Media Education and Literacy offers an introduction to the main critical paradigms that have shaped media education from the early 1950s to the present, drawing on the theoretical texts that have successively laid its foundations in the field of (critical) media analysis. In 2025-2026, the course is structured around five chapters, each linked to a set of critical approaches to media. The course will examine key manifestos and declarations that established the foundations of the discipline, as well as theoretical essays and texts by T. W. Adorno, H. M. Enzensberger, J. Baudrillard, H. Jenkins, and others. Each theoretical chapter will also be paired with the analysis of an audiovisual work that, through creative practice, explores alternative uses of media.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
By the end of this course, students will have mastered the key milestones in the history of media education and the evolution of the theoretical and critical approaches that have underpinned it. Moreover, they will be able to understand and critically comment on complex theoretical texts, adopting a comparative perspective, which have provided the fertile ground for the discipline. While the primary aim of the course is historical and theoretical, it will also enable students to problematize some of the contemporary issues in media education-a field today shaped by the return, intersection, and layering of multiple paradigms that have emerged over its history.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Face-to-face (in English).
The course will alternate of ex-cathedra lectures, close-reading and discussions of theoretical texts, and presentations by the students.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
The program of the sessions, the texts discussed in class as well as the reader will be posted on eCampus.
Written work / report
Further information:
Students will write an individual 10-page paper on a text (to be chosen from a list of ten proposals, which will be issued in November). The submission of the written work will be preceded by an oral presentation to the class (last session), which will enable each student to present an initial progress report on his or her work and obtain feedback from the teacher.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Jeremy Hamers
jhamers@uliege.be