1st Bachelor in Library and Information Technology

Media, periodicals and electronics periodical production

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ECTS Credits2
Number of Hours (h/year)15
Teaching staffWATRIN, Jacques
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 2
CodeSOC-BBIB0010/1
Prerequisite

None

Aims and Objectives

Retrace the main events in the history of the press

Lead to an understanding of the importance of the French Revolution in attaining freedom of the press

Summarize the technological breakthroughs throughout the 19th century leading to the industrialization, development, and current state of the press

Acquire better knowledge of the great newspaper and media companies of the 20th century as well as an understanding of their control of today's daily newspapers and weekly newsmagazines

Gain insight into digital periodical publications, their oncoming in the world of information, their impact, their advantages and drawbacks

History of cinema

Description

History of the press

· Direct origins

· The first printed periodicals

· The first newspapers (17th-18th centuries)

· The French Revolution and freedom of the press

· Technological progress through the 19th century and constraints on the press

Digital (electronic) periodicals : their origins, impact, structure and problems

History of cinema

  • From 18th century to 1832 : magician time
  • From 1832 to 1895 : scholar time
  • From 1895 to 1914 : pionneer time
  • Talking movies
  • European cinema in the inter-war years
  • Cinema during the 2d world war
  • Cinema after the 2d world war
Bibliography

Albert, Pierre. Histoire de la presse. 8e éd. corr. Paris : Presses universitaires de France, 1996.(Que sais-je ? ; 368), 127 p.

Feyel, Gilles. La presse en France des origines à 1944 : histoire politique et matérielle. Paris : Ellipses, 1999.(Infocom)., 192 p.

Guéry, Louis. Visages de la presse : la présentation des journaux des origines à nos jours. Paris : Ed. du Centre de formation et de perfectionnement des journalistes, 1997, 252 p.

Wolgensinger, Jacques. L'histoire à la une : la grande aventure de la presse. Paris : Gallimard, 1989. (Découvertes Gallimard ; 72. Histoire), 192 p.

Toulet, Emmnauelle. Cinématographe, invention du siècle. Paris : Gallimard, 2001. (Découvertes Gallimard ; 35)

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Assessment MethodsWritten examinations

Written examination (multiple choice questions)

NotesYes
LanguageFrench

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