Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Type D and Type F activities

COMPETENZE TRASVERSALI

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Cuci 1 A From 9/26/22 To 11/5/22
years Modules TAF Teacher
1° 2° FAI Activities F Edoardo Bianchi (Coordinator)
1° 2° Series of conferences Don Nicola Mazza University College F Alessandra Zangrandi (Coordinator)
1° 2° Business English for everybody F Serena Dal Maso (Coordinator)
1° 2° Russian for everybody F Serena Dal Maso (Coordinator)
1° 2° Worlds of Fashion: Themes and Actors F Alessandra Zamperini (Coordinator)
CuCi 1 B From 11/14/22 To 12/22/22
years Modules TAF Teacher
1° 2° FAI Activities F Edoardo Bianchi (Coordinator)
1° 2° Series of conferences Don Nicola Mazza University College F Alessandra Zangrandi (Coordinator)
1° 2° Conference PRIN "Ippolito Nievo tra i Mille" F Alessandra Zangrandi (Coordinator)
1° 2° Business English for everybody F Serena Dal Maso (Coordinator)
1° 2° Russian for everybody F Serena Dal Maso (Coordinator)
1° 2° From Romeo and Juliet to Juliet and Romeo: between Law and Passion”: Colloquium on Riccardo Zandonai F Silvia Bigliazzi (Coordinator)
1° 2° Worlds of Fashion: Themes and Actors F Alessandra Zamperini (Coordinator)
1° 2° Squadristi in celluloid. The march on Rome between documentary and fiction F Denis Lotti (Coordinator)
1° 2° Università e DSA - Metodi e strategie per affrontare lo studio e il percorso universitario F Simona Brunetti (Coordinator)
Prima parte del secondo semestre From 2/13/23 To 3/30/23
years Modules TAF Teacher
1° 2° Gnoseology and Metaphysics Workshop F Davide Poggi (Coordinator)
CuCi 2 A From 2/13/23 To 4/6/23
years Modules TAF Teacher
1° 2° FAI Activities F Edoardo Bianchi (Coordinator)
1° 2° Fine della "globalizzazione"? Dialoghi sul mondo che cambia F Giovanni Bernardini (Coordinator)
1° 2° Introduction to robotics for humanities students F Paolo Fiorini (Coordinator)
1° 2° Workshop on digital publishing F Andrea Bongiorni (Coordinator)
1° 2° Laboratorio di scrittura critica per lo spettacolo F Simona Brunetti (Coordinator)
1° 2° Opera Workshop F Nicola Pasqualicchio (Coordinator)
1° 2° "Shake Shakespeare Up!" workshop F Silvia Bigliazzi (Coordinator)
1° 2° Theatre with wheels F Not yet assigned
Seconda parte del secondo semestre From 4/11/23 To 5/27/23
years Modules TAF Teacher
1° 2° Gnoseology and Metaphysics Workshop F Davide Poggi (Coordinator)
CuCi 2 B From 4/12/23 To 5/27/23
years Modules TAF Teacher
1° 2° FAI Activities F Edoardo Bianchi (Coordinator)
1° 2° Conversations F Nicola Pasqualicchio (Coordinator)
1° 2° The Caribbean and Mexico: touristic territories and communication facing the challenge of COVID-19 F Not yet assigned
1° 2° Spanish as L1 and L2 in the Caribbean F Not yet assigned
1° 2° Fahrenheit 2023: A journey through the dystopian cultures of anglophone countries F Not yet assigned
1° 2° Ferments, experiments and meetings on the Italian dance and theatre scene between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries F Simona Brunetti (Coordinator)
1° 2° Festival of journalism F Simona Brunetti (Coordinator)
1° 2° Fine della "globalizzazione"? Dialoghi sul mondo che cambia F Giovanni Bernardini (Coordinator)
1° 2° Introduction to robotics for humanities students F Paolo Fiorini (Coordinator)
1° 2° Workshop on digital publishing F Andrea Bongiorni (Coordinator)
1° 2° Laboratorio di scrittura critica per lo spettacolo F Simona Brunetti (Coordinator)
1° 2° Opera Workshop F Nicola Pasqualicchio (Coordinator)
1° 2° "Shake Shakespeare Up!" workshop F Silvia Bigliazzi (Coordinator)
1° 2° Theatre with wheels - laboratory F Not yet assigned
1° 2° Theatre with wheels F Not yet assigned
List of courses with unassigned period
years Modules TAF Teacher
1° 2° Future's Festival F Alessandra Zangrandi (Coordinator)
1° 2° Laboratory of radio languages F Simona Brunetti (Coordinator)

Teaching code

4S000886

Credits

6

Also offered in courses:

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

SPS/07 - GENERAL SOCIOLOGY

Period

1 A, 1 B

Learning objectives

The aim of the course is to make students aware of the fundamental concepts of the sociology of mass communications and the sociological reflection on the main mass-medium.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Basics of sociology of communication

Program

In the first part of the course the main theories concerning communication and especially mass communication will be studied and analyzed. The theme linked to public opinion, its historical development and its most recent changes will be examined, as well as the main sectors of journalistic activity and the various media, from the press to the web, highlighting the problems related to management and to journalistic marketing, without neglecting the importance of ethics and the responsibility of the journalist. In the second part, on the other hand, further issues concerning information in crisis and emergency contexts will be addressed, the role of emotional journalism in the mediated representation of suffering and cruelty, the relationship between journalism and immigration and politics in Europe. Contents: ecology of media-media logics-history and sociology of media-characteristics of digital media-information and disinformation-emotional journalism and violence-media and immigration-crisis and infodemic communication.
Two study texts for the examination:
Kovach B., Rosenstiel T. (2007), I fondamenti del giornalismo, Lindau, Torino (first book)
Buoncompagni G. (2021), Digital Networks. Appunti di sociologia digitale, Postmediabooks, Milano (to choose)
Buoncompagni G. (2022), Instability. La società che sopravvive, EdizioniLaGru, Sonnino (LT) (to choose)

Bibliography

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Didactic methods

dialogue lesson
use of slides and videos
involvement of experts group work
case study analysis

Learning assessment procedures

oral

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

in-depth knowledge of the contents technical language analysis of case studies presented in class

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

vote out of thirty

Exam language

italiano