Communication sociology
(objectives)
The course aims: • To introduce the main concepts of the sociology of communication, with particular reference to interpersonal communication. • Strengthen the students’ communicative competences through the participation in class laboratories and group tasks, thus enabling them to also improve their teamwork competencies. • Strengthen students’ capacities of critical analysis through interactive and laboratorial teaching strategies. • Promote the acquisition of the necessary competences to avoid the pathological forms of communication in the daily life and encourage “ecological” discursive practices.
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Code
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20706080 |
Language
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ITA |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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6
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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SPS/08
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Contact Hours
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30
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Type of Activity
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Basic compulsory activities
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Group: A - L
Teacher
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TOTA ANNA LISA
(syllabus)
The first part of the course introduces the most relevant theories of communication, with a specific focus on interpersonal communication. The following topics are considered: interaction rituals, framing practices, rules of conversation, the relation between communication and social identities, pathological forms of communicative interaction. A special focus will consider the role of the stranger and the inclusion and exclusion practices related to migration processes. The second part of the course will shed light on the social representations and the types of knowledge produced by the media. In particular, the medial representation of gender identities, ethnicity, generation and social class will be considered.
(reference books)
a) Anna Lisa Tota (2020), Ecologia della Parola. Il piacere della conversazione, Einaudi, Torino. b) The following articles and essays available on the personal web page of the professor hosted on the Moodle platform:
1) Paul Watzlavick (1988), “Le profezie che si autodeterminano”, in La realtà inventata, a cura di Paul Watzlawick, Feltrinelli, Milano, pp. 87-104. 2) David Rosenhan (1988), "Essere sani in posti insani", in La realtà inventata, a cura di Paul Watzlawick, Feltrinelli, Milano, pp. 105-127. 3) David Sudnow (1965), “L’organizzazione sociale della morte”, in A. Dal Lago, P. P. Giglioli (a cura di) (1983), Etnometodologia, Il Mulino, Bologna, pp. 121-143 4) Harvey Sacks (1972), “Come la polizia valuta la moralità delle persone basandosi sul loro aspetto”, in A. Dal Lago, P. P. Giglioli (a cura di) (1983), Etnometodologia, Il Mulino, Bologna, pp. 177-196. 5) Erving Goffman (1969), La vita quotidiana come rappresentazione, Il Mulino, Bologna (prefazione – cap. 1 “Rappresentazioni” – cap. 2 “Equipes”), pp. 9-126. 6) Alfred Schütz (1944), Lo straniero. Un saggio di psicologia sociale, in Simonetta Tabboni (a cura di) (1993), Vicinanza e lontananza. Modelli e figure dello straniero come categoria sociologica, Milano, Angeli, pp. 127-143. 7) Stuart Hall (1980), "Codifica e decodifica", in Tele-visioni, A. Marinelli e G. Fatelli (a cura di) (2000), Meltemi, Roma, pp. 67-84. 8) Pierre Bourdieu (2015), "Effetti di luogo", in "La miseria del mondo", Edizione italiana a cura di Antonello Petrillo, Ciro Tarantino, Milano, Mimesis, pp. 187-197.
Moreover, the following texts are suggested, but not mandatory for the exam: 1) Paul Watzlavick et all. (1971), Pragmatica della comunicazione umana, Astrolabio, Roma, cap. 1 “Presupposti teorici”, cap. 2 “Tentativo di fissare alcuni assiomi della comunicazione” e cap. 3 “La comunicazione patologica”, pp. 13-111. 2) Georg Simmel (1903), Le metropoli e la vita dello spirito, Armando, Roma, pp. 35-57. 3) Anna Lisa Tota (a cura di) (2008), Gender e media. Verso un immaginario sostenibile, Roma, Meltemi.
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
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Group: M - Z
Teacher
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DE FEO ANTONIETTA
(syllabus)
The first part of the course introduces the most relevant theories of communication, with a specific focus on interpersonal communication. The following topics are considered: interaction rituals, framing practices, rules of conversation, the relation between communication and social identities, pathological forms of communicative interaction. A special focus will consider the role of the stranger and the inclusion and exclusion practices related to migration processes. The second part of the course will focus on the social representations and the types of knowledge produced by the media. In particular, the medial representation of gender identities, ethnicity, generation and social class will be considered.
(reference books)
a) Anna Lisa Tota, Ecologia della Parola. Il piacere della conversazione, Einaudi, Torino. b) The following articles and essays available on the personal web page of the professor hosted on the Moodle platform:
1) Paul Watzlawick, 1988, “Le profezie che si autodeterminano”, in La realtà inventata, a cura di Paul Watzlawick, Feltrinelli, Milano, pp. 87-104. 2) David Rosenhan, "Essere sani in posti insani", in La realtà inventata, a cura di Paul Watzlawick, Feltrinelli, Milano, 1988, pp. 105-127. 3) David Sudnow, 1965, “L’organizzazione sociale della morte”, in A. Dal Lago, P. P. Giglioli (a cura di) (1983), Etnometodologia, Il Mulino, Bologna, pp. 121-143 4) Harvey Sacks, 1972, “Come la polizia valuta la moralità delle persone basandosi sul loro aspetto”, in A. Dal Lago, P. P. Giglioli (a cura di) (1983), Etnometodologia, Il Mulino, Bologna, pp. 177-196. 5) Erving Goffman, 1969, La vita quotidiana come rappresentazione, Il Mulino, Bologna (prefazione – cap. 1 “Rappresentazioni” – cap. 2 “Equipes”), pp. 9-126. 6) Alfred Schütz, 1944, Lo straniero. Un saggio di psicologia sociale, in Simonetta Tabboni (a cura di) (1993), Vicinanza e lontananza. Modelli e figure dello straniero come categoria sociologica, Milano, Angeli, pp. 127-143. 7) Stuart Hall, 1980, "Codifica e decodifica", in Tele-visioni, A. Marinelli e G. Fatelli ( cura di) (2000), Meltemi, Roma, pp. 67-84. 8) Pierre Bourdieu (2015), "Effetti di luogo", in La miseria del mondo, Edizione italiana a cura di Antonello Petrillo, Ciro Tarantino, Milano, Mimesis, pp. 187-197.
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
At a distance
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
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