Чему вы научитесь

You’ll learn new information and terms related to stereotypes, archetypes, mass communication and other areas.
You will practice your journalistic and communication skills so that, for example, you will be able to write on the topic of stereotypes in mass communication related to Russia, Russians and Russian culture.
You will be inspired to read new books, watch lms and read articles.
You will be able to discuss and support opinions about stereotypes in mass communication.
You will develop your critical thinking and improve your skills working with questions (not only to answer questions, but also to formulate questions and conduct research in order to answer them).
Come up with new ideas and views on stereotypes and their role in communication and decision-making.

О курсе

The course “Stereotypes in International Journalism” is for students of journalism and other areas of mass

communication, as well as for scholars of stereotypes and stereotyping. This course will be interesting for people learning

international relations, Russian Studies, decision-making and creativity.

The course focusses on phenomena like stereotypes in international journalism and their impact on popular culture.

This course includes six lessons:

What is “stereotype” and why do we use stereotyping?
What can we oppose to stereotypes?
Stereotypes vs. Archetypes: What is the di erence between them and why they are connected?
Stereotypes and international journalism: Why are these two di erent areas discussed together?
Why mass communication is a source of stereotypes and how we can learn them?
What is the connection between stereotypes and the “Russian Code” (as a part of the “Culture Code” theory)?