Università Roma Tre

The course aims to provide students with the critical and theoretical tools to orient themselves in the modern communication society and to understand the interaction between historical and technological components on the one hand and cultural and social on the other.
The first part is devoted to analysing the main theories and the most critical interpretative models developed within the research on mass communications, particularly regarding the sociological field. Particular attention will be paid to the modern digital society, analyzing its theories and the social impact of its most recent phenomena: from the spread of fake news to the progressive platforming of different areas and sectors of society, from issues relating to data processing and privacy protection to the development and risks associated with the development of the most recent artificial intelligence applications such as Chat GPT.
In the concluding part, dedicated to the analysis of the format of the political talk-show, the course explores the history of Italian television and its languages in the various political-social phases and seasons of the country and its main effects on the behaviour and identities of the Italians.

The exam program and reference textbooks will be communicated at the beginning of the course.