This course will focus on approaches to writing about travel and cultures of places. Emphasize will be place on developing unique writing styles and “voices” and contributing articles to the Peacock magazine and Peacock Plume website Travel page. Students will gain insight into the changing set of processes linked to the practice of commodified travel and the way space for tourist use is represented and used. Urban place-making and branding strategies are examined as part of the journalistic approach to travel writing.
Code
CM3033
Name
SCRIPTS FOR TRAVEL
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
CM1011 OR CM2012 OR EN1000 OR EN1010 OR EN2020CCE OR CM1011CCR
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
CM (Communications)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
Regular
CAMS ID
2544
Last update with CAMS
Development of in-depth knowledge of theoretical foundations and recent developments in the field of commodified travel, and hence participate in preparing certain students for post-graduate study
Expand practical skills applicable for students' careers in communication fields
Improvement of certain global media literacy skills (oral presentations using proprietary software, use of digital platforms to share and develop work)
Creation of understanding of mediated communication's role in the formation of socio-cultural identities, both in nation states and trans-culturally