Hi folks, FYI. Katim -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [creative-radio] African Media and Cultural Studies Graduate Program Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 08:39:31 -0500 From: "Lessard, George" <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] To: "L creative-radio (E-mail)" <[log in to unmask]>,"L MediaMentor (E-mail)" <[log in to unmask]>,"L videazimut (E-mail)" <[log in to unmask]>,"L video (E-mail)" <[log in to unmask]>,"L wuscnet (E-mail)" <[log in to unmask]> -----Original Message----- From: Prof Keyan Tomaselli [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 12:51 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: African Media and Cultural Studies Graduate Program Graduate Programme in Cultural and Media Studies (new name for Centre for Cultural and Media Studies) University of Natal, Durban, South Africa COURSE WORK MA IN MEDIA STUDIES The new Graduate Programme in Cultural and Media Studies at the University of Natal, offers an MA in Media Studies with an African and Third World emphasis. Core courses offered include Political Economy of the Media; Media, Development and Democracy; Sociology of Media; Theories of Meaning and Ideology; and options such as Narrative Film and TV; and Documentary Film and Visual Anthropology, amongst others. Skills courses include Educational Multimedia and Development; Desk-Top-Publishing; and Video Production. The course is designed for media workers seeking theoretical refreshment in their professional practices. There is a strong emphasis on research, strategic thinking, and problem-solving. For mini thesis themes see below under Ph.D. RESEARCH THESIS MA AND PH.D. MEDIA AND DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNICATION The new Programme now also offers thesis MAs and Ph.Ds under the auspices of its newly established Development, Media and Arts Research Unit. This Unit is geared towards action research relating to public health communication (using print and broadcast media, participatory drama, etc) and related development support communication issues in the Southern African context. The Unit works with schools and grassroots community organisations, especially on life-skills and HIV/AIDS prevention and education. The research is project based and designed to teach senior students to work in the field on actual projects, benefiting communities in the KwaZulu-Natal Province. PH.D IN AFRICAN MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES The Programme continues to offer Ph.D study in media and cultural studies in general. Candidates can expect to work in a vibrant community of graduate students drawn from all over Africa and the world. Many are professionals who have returned to University for a year or more. RESEARCH THEMES Students are grouped into research teams studying a variety of resourced themes: eg., political economy of the Southern African media; community broadcasting; cultural tourism and visual anthropology; public memory; African cinema; broadcasting and media policy; public health communication, media and development; cultural studies in Africa and so on. The Programme offers a dedicated lecturing faculty/staff who teach at graduate levels only within the Faculty of Human Sciences' newly established School of Graduate Studies. For further information contact: Prof Keyan Tomaselli, Graduate Programme in Cultural and Media Studies, University of Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa. Fax: + 27(31) 260-1519. Phone; 260-2505. E-mail: [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] Please consult our very extensive web page for further information. http://www.und.ac.za/und/ccms 12 August 2000 --------------------------------------------------------------------<e|- "Is It Time To Re-Establish Your Credit? Do You Have $900.00 Gross Monthly Income? Over 18? US Resident? No Credit Turndowns! Apply Now For Your Magna Plus Visa Card." http://click.egroups.com/1/8345/10/_/2720/_/966260390/ --------------------------------------------------------------------|e>- Feedback: [log in to unmask] To subscribe: [log in to unmask] To un-subscribe: [log in to unmask] Keyword searchable archives: http://www.eGroups.com/list/creative-radio Change your subscription to daily digest mode: by sending a blank message to [log in to unmask] Change your subscription to individual emails: by sending a blank message to [log in to unmask] Put your email message delivery on hold for Creative Radio: by sending a blank message to [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface ----------------------------------------------------------------------------