Religions and Media

Language

French

Main themes

To meet these objectives, the course covers the following : - theories and techniques of communication in making a religious speech; - the active participation of Christians in the trades of communication (newspaper industry, radio, television, Internet); - tracks and suggestions for an education of the general public to the critical reception and use of media productions with religious topics; - ethical stakes of the media.

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	By the end of this course, the student should be able: - to analyse, interpret and evaluate the religious messages brought by the media; - to appreciate the impact of the media on religious experiences; - to make adequate use of the media as languages and supplements for faith education.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Content

Mirror effects: When religions and media communicate
Religions are subjects of discussion in media communication. But the media are also a topic of religious discourse. The course will be interested in this mirror arrangement and will work with several case studies: in the print media, the internet, television and the cinema.
 

Other information

without object

Faculty or entity

TEBI