Università Roma Tre

The course is divided in two.
The first part is a general introduction to the basic concepts of public communication. The topics included are: Forms and Devices of Public Communication, Features of the Public Space in Global Communication Networks, and the Development of Public Opinion.
The second part of the course explores the relationship between public communication and the media. The media will be approached as a space for negotiation between civil society and its institutions. Students can take part in an exercise focused on case studies on how old and new media platforms contribute to the narratives of public and political phenomena.

M. Castells (2017), Comunicazione e potere. UBE Paperback, Milano 2017 (nuova edizione) (Capitoli: Le reti digitali e la cultura dell’autonomia; Il potere nella società in rete; La comunicazione nell'età digitale; Intervenire sulle reti di comunicazione: politica mediatica, politica dello scandalo e crisi della democrazia; Riprogrammare le reti di comunicazione: movimenti sociali, politica insorgente e nuovo spazio pubblico).