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Cross-media visual and digital scholarship 756


 
Module code VKK 756
Qualification Postgraduate
Faculty Faculty of Humanities
Module content

This module exposes students to the latest visual and digital research methodologies such as the use of photo diaries, interactive web documentaries, film and video clips, social media sites, mapping, visualisation of data and other multimodal scholarship skills in order to present a research portfolio/dossier aligned with the topic of their research essay (see VKK 755). A three-tiered analysis of images across media is followed, namely the site of production, the image itself and the meanings negotiated in specific social contexts.
Module credits 40.00
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time Blended mode
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department School of the Arts
Period of presentation Semester 2
The information published here is subject to change and may be amended after the publication of this information. The General Regulations (G Regulations) apply to all faculties of the University of Pretoria. It is expected of students to familiarise themselves well with these regulations as well as with the information contained in the General Rules section. Ignorance concerning these regulations and rules will not be accepted as an excuse for any transgression.

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