1. Handbook
  2. Subjects
  3. Islam, Media and Conflict

Islam, Media and Conflict (ISLM20009)

Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

You’re viewing the 2017 Handbook:
Or view archived Handbooks
You’re currently viewing the 2017 version of this subject

Overview

Availability
Semester 1
FeesLook up fees

This subject provides students with an understanding of global, regional and local news media production and representations of Islam and Muslim societies. It discusses new, emerging and alternative forms of media discourses of conflict in the Muslim world, and analyses selected news reports as forms of case studies. Taking the notion of ‘.Orientalism’. as its starting point, the subject/unit critically examines the extent to which the mediatisation of conflict impacts relations between Islam and the West vis-a-vis debates on Orientalism, 'Asian values' and Islamic world views.

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should:

gain a broad knowledge of media theories and to apply them to various political conflicts featuring Muslims both in Australia and abroad;

to be able to engage with scholarly works that explore various media techniques and to critically evaluate the appropriateness of using that approach in studying a given conflict featuring Muslims and

to be able to develop research and critical analysis skills, examining complex issues from multiple perspectives.

Last updated: 6 August 2024