School Of Communication ArtsMedia Contexts: Audience and TrendsWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 101422.1
Discipline: COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES NEC
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
About this Unit
The introduction of broadband, internet and mobile media have transformed audiences from passive consumers to creative consumer/producers of media content. They have enriched the media experiences of audiences by facilitating the creative use of collective intelligence and social networking while increasing levels of surveillance and diminishing personal privacy. This unit explores the uneasy fit between creative and mobile audiences, new media arts practice, global commercial significance of media arts and new media audiences today in terms of the theoretical and policy issues, and interrogates questions raised by increased access and mobility. It includes case studies of existing and emerging new media forms such as those found at YouTube, MySpace, Flickr and other mass user sites and examines the social impact and ethical issues raised by these developments. The unit is organized into three modules: Global Media Trends; The Network Society; and Key Policy Debates.