Learning Outcomes

Robert Darnton: What is the History of Books?

Benedict Anderson: The Origins of National Consciousness

Lesson Summary

In this module, you will learn about the history of books in Europe and who the important parties involved in the creation and distribution of books were. You will also learn how print contributed to the standardization of languages, influenced the spread of ideas, and affected the politics and economics of European societies.

Colonialism

Print in Bengal

Surveillance and Censorship

In this module, you will learn about colonialism and its link to capitalism. You will be taught the consequence of capitalism, the concept of civilizing mission and the resistance to colonial hegemony. You will also learn about the concept of print in Bengal, the movement towards surveillance and censorship in colonial India and the rise of the Telugu novel.

Print, Electronic and Digital Media First Assessment

Publishing in Hindi and Urdu

Walter Benjamin: The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

Raymond Williams: Television

In this module, you will learn how printing developed in northern India and its socio-political influence on India. You will also understand the effect mechanical reproduction of arts has on the value attributes of art. Finally, you will also learn about the effect the development of electronic media has had on human society.

Nicholas Carr: Juggler's Brain

Scott Galloway: Google

Zeynep Tufecki: Twitter and Facebook

In this module, you will be introduced to digital media and the human mind, the power of Google, social media and its politics. Also, you will be shown government control over social media and the policies of identity on social media. Furthermore, you will be taught the movement of mass media to social media and the effects of networks and the Internet.

Print, Electronic and Digital Media Second Assessment

Print, Electronic and Digital Media - Course assessment

Learn about the advancement of human communication from print to electronic formats and then to digital media.

Diploma in Print, Electronic and Digital Media

Explore the development of print and how it contributed to the standardisation of languages and influenced the spread of ideas in Europe and India in this free online course. Study how traditional print publications transformed into electronic communications before seeing the impact of the arrival of digital media. This course also looks at the rise of the Internet and the role of social media in human communications.

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