History of Radio and Television
Code: 107549 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2501928 Audiovisual Communication | OB | 2 |
Contact
- Name:
- Matilde Delgado Reina
- Email:
- matilde.delgado@uab.cat
Teachers
- Enrique Fibla Gutierrez
Teaching groups languages
You can view this information at the end of this document.
Prerequisites
None
Objectives and Contextualisation
The course’s primary aim is to examine the evolution of radio and television from their beginnings, with a focus on technological, aesthetic, institutional, and socio-cultural aspects, paying special attention to the origin and development of content.
The specific objectives include:
- Understanding the history of radio and television.
- Identifying technological advancements related to radio and television.
- Examining the social, political, and cultural roles of radio and television.
- Exploring radio and television programming models.
- Grasping the significance of genres and programming in the evolution of radio and television content.
- Contextualizing the roles of radio and television based on social, political, economic, and cultural factors.
- Identifying radio and television models in both analog and digital eras.
- Reflecting on the informational and entertainment functions of the media across different periods.
Learning Outcomes
- CM05 (Competence) To assess innovations in the historical investigation models of film, radio and television productions.
- CM05 (Competence) To assess innovations in the historical investigation models of film, radio and television productions.
- KM10 (Knowledge) To cite the main methods for analysing and interpreting film, radio and television productions.
- KM11 (Knowledge) To recognise the main aesthetic movements in film, radio and television productions and their social impact.
- KM12 (Knowledge) To link specific film, radio and television productions to the structural and technological factors that exist in the field of Audiovisual Communication.
- SM09 (Skill) To research historical and current developments in film, radio and television productions from a comparative perspective.
- SM10 (Skill) To classify any kind of source or document related to film, radio or television productions.
Content
- Birth of electronic media: technology, politics, and society, transformation into mass media, and early narratives.
- United States: Study of the hegemonic model.
- The European model: Public monopolies.
- The Spanish and Catalan case.
Activities and Methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Seminars | 15 | 0.6 | KM10, KM11, KM12, SM09, SM10 |
| Theorical Sessions | 38 | 1.52 | CM05, KM11, KM12, SM09 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Tutorship | 8 | 0.32 | CM05, KM10, KM12, SM09, SM10 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Autonomous Work | 82.5 | 3.3 | CM05, KM11, KM12, SM09, SM10 |
The development of this course includes:
a. Theoretical sessions in which the necessary knowledge for acquiring competencies will be provided, along with listening to and viewing radio and television content to help understand the evolution of narratives.
b. Seminar sessions, where students will carry out activities on specific topics and present the main results of their historical analysis of radio and television content.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Assessment
Continous Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminar Activities | 35% | 2.5 | 0.1 | CM05, KM10, KM11, KM12, SM10 |
| Theorical Sessions Activities | 25% | 2 | 0.08 | CM05, KM10, KM11, KM12, SM09, SM10 |
| Theorical exam | 40% | 2 | 0.08 | CM05, KM11, KM12, SM09, SM10 |
CONTINUOUS EVALUATION
The course comprises the following assessment activities:
- Seminar activities, 35%
- Active participation in activities proposed during theoretical sessions, 25%
- Theoretical exam, 40%
To pass the course, students must successfully complete all three assessment activities. Students are allowed to retake the theoretical exam if they have scored a minimum of 3 points on the first attempt.
SINGLE EVALUATION
Students may choose the single evaluation option. This includes the following assessment activities:
- Preparation of a theoretical paper on the course material, to be agreed upon with the faculty, 20%
- Preparation of an analysis paper on a historical radio or television program, to be agreed upon with the faculty, 30%
- Attendance at scheduled tutoring sessions, 10%
- Theoretical exam, 40%
The submission date for activities 1 and 2 will coincide with the date of the theoretical exam (activity 4), which will be announced at the beginning of the course. To pass the course, students must successfully complete all four assessment activities. Students are allowed to retake the theoretical exam if they have scored a minimum of 3 points on the first attempt.
Bibliography
Below is a basic bibliography, but additional references will be provided throughout the course for the topics covered.
ALBERT, Pierre and TUDESQ, Andre-Jean, 2001. Historia de la radio y la televisión. México: Fondo de
Cultura de México.
ARCHER, Gleason L. 1971. History of Radio to 1926. New York: Arno Press.
BAGET I HERMS, Josep Maria, 1993. Historia de la televisión en España (1956-1975). Barcelona: Feed-Back.
BALSEBRE, Armand. 2001. Historia de la radio en España. Volumen I (1874-1939). Madrid: Cátedra.
BIGNELL, Jonathan and FICKERS, Andreas (eds) (2008), A European television history, Oxford: Blackwell
Publishing.
BRIGS, Asa y BURKE, Peter, 2002. A Social History of the Media. From Gutenberg to the Internet. Cambridge:
Polity.
BRINSON, Susan (2005), "From Marconi to Cop Rock. An introduction to Broadcasting history" in WINN,
Emmet and BRINSON, Susan (eds), Transmitting the Past. Historial and Cultural Perspectives on
Broadcasting, Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press, p.p. 1-15.
BUSTAMANTE, Enrique, (2008), Radio y televisión en España. Historia de una asignatura pendiente de la
democracia, Barcelona: Gedisa
CROWLEY, David and HEYER, Paul (eds.). (1997), La comunicación en la historia. Tecnología, cultura,
sociedad. Barcelona: Bosch.
DOUGLAS, Susan J. (2004), Listening in. Radio and the American Imagination, Minneapolis: University of
Minnesota Press.
FLICHY, Patrick, (1993), Una historia de la comunicación moderna. Espacio público y vida privada, Barcelona:
Gustavo Gili. Cap. 6: "Siembro a los 4 vientos", p.p.
FRANQUET, Rosa, (2001), Història de la ràdio a Catalunya al segle XX. De la ràdio de galena a la ràdiodigital.
Barcelona: Edicions 62.
GOMERY, Douglas, (2008), A history of Broadcasting in theUnited States, Malden: Blackwell Publishing.
HILMES, Michele (ed.) (2003), The Television History Book. London, British Film Institute
FAUS Angel, (2007), La radio en España (1896-1977). Una historia documental, Madrid: Taurus.
OLIVESI, Stephane, 1998. Histoire politique de la télévision. Paris: L'Harmattan
PALACIO, Manuel, (2001), Historia de la televisión en España, Barcelona: Gedisa.
PEGG, Mark 1983. Broadcasting and Society 1918-1939. London: Croom Helm.
STERLING, Cristopher H. and KITTROSS, John Michael (2002), Stay Tuned. A history of American
Broadcasting, Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, cap. 2 "The Prehistory of Broadcasting", P.P.
19-50.
WHEATLEY, Helen, (Ed) (2007), Re-viewing television history. Critical Issues in Television Historiography,
NEW YORK: Tauris & Co.
WILLIAMS, Raymond, 1989. Raymond Williams on Television. Selected Writings. London: Routledge.
WYVER, John, (1992) La imagen en movimiento. Aproximación a una historia de los medios audiovisuales.
Valencia: Filmoteca Generalitat Valenciana.
Software
None
Language list
| Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (SEM) Seminars | 41 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |
| (SEM) Seminars | 42 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |
| (SEM) Seminars | 43 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |
| (TE) Theory | 4 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |