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  • Basic Info

    JKM002 Political Leadership in the Era of Social Media, summer semester 2023

     

    Lecturer: 

    Anna Shavit, anna.shavit@fsv.cuni.cz

    Mazlum Dagdelen, mazlum.dagdelen@fsv.cuni.cz

    special lecturer Silvija Vuković, silvija.vukovic@fsv.cuni.cz

     

    Room: H112

    Course Moodle: https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=8760

     

    Credits: 6 ECTS

    Date: Wednesday 14.00–15.20 

     

    Knowledge Acquisition: Students will be required to keep up with the required readings (there will be specific literature assigned to lectures), actively participate in classes, write position papers, and engage in discussions. 

     

    Requirements: The students will work on four short essays and present their conclusions. We expect students to consult the selected topics of their papers with the teacher. They will get detailed feedback on these essays, and in some cases, they may be obliged to re-write them. To complete the course, the student must hand in 4 out of 5 position papers (each paper is three pages, 1800 signs including spaces) and pass the final written exam (we will explain the style, the student will receive a specific topic and write an essay within 48 hours). Each paper is 15 points, and the final report is 40 points. The class's performance and active engagement represent 60 percent of the final score, and the exam represents 40 percent. Papers should be handed in the folders in course Moodle

     

    Assignments: 4 papers (out of 5), a final written essay, and active class participation. 

     

    Course Objectives: What makes a great leader? How do we define the leader and the leadership? The course will examine this issue from various perspectives. We will look at multiple historical examples and current leaders, and we will try to determine the qualities of their () leadership. 

     

    Nelson Mandela, Alexander the Great, Martin Luther King, Wolodymyr Zelenskyy, Gandhi, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, AOC influential leader - too young? To extreme? Is it good or bad? There are modern and ancient leaders; we will look at texts such as Plato's Republic, Sun Tzu, The Art of War, and others. 

     

    Additionally, we will analyze media relations and how social media determine current leadership. The coursework will hugely consist of reading study materials and writing papers on various issues. E.g., students will choose a natural leader and try to determine the qualities of their () leadership.

     

     

  • February 15: Information about the course, course work, etc.

  • February 22: Wolodymyr Zelenskyi and his leadership - guest lecture Paul Baines

    • historical examples, changes in the understanding of the leadership
    • assigned reading for the next session (will be specified)
  • March 1: What is political leadership I. - II.?

    • what makes a great leader?

    • Political image, PR, marketing?

    1st written assignment – the deadline is Monday, March 6 

     

  • March 8: Children and Leadership. Construction of leaders: A case study of children´s magazine in Cyprus

    • How are the Turkish Cypriot leaders represented in the Turkish Cypriot children’s magazines?

    • What are the nodal points around which Turkish Cypriot leadership is constructed?

    2nd written assignment – the deadline is Monday, March 13

     

  • March 15: Personalization and archetypes in politics.

    • workshop session 

    3rd written assignment – the deadline is Monday, March 20

     

  • March 22: guest lecturer

    • Topic will be specified 
  • March 29: The Image and Leadership

    • how the leaders were presented during history – practical examples
  • April 5: The Image and the Leadership in the Era of Propaganda

    • practical examples

    4th written assignment – the deadline is Tuesday, April 11

     

  • April 12: Course break

  • April 19: Leader or ringleader?: Representation of Greek Cypriot leaders in the Turkish Cypriot children's magazines

    • How distinct is the concept of leadership in a conflicted context?

    • Does the enemy have a right to own leaders? 

    • How are Greek (Cypriot) leaders represented in the Turkish Cypriot children’s magazines?

    • How are the Greek Cypriot leaders discursively constructed in the Turkish Cypriot children’s magazines?

     

    5th written assignment – the deadline is Monday, April 24

     

  • April 26: Social Media and Leadership I.

    • characteristics of social media (political) communication

    • post-truth era

    • workshop session 

     

     

  • May 3: Social Media and Leadership II.

    • celebrity politics and populism on social media

    • AI and politics, chatbots as political leaders

    • Final assignment – you will receive instructions by email after the session; the deadline will be May 17, 5 pm.

     

     

  • May 10: Rectors day – no teaching

  • Assignments

  • Final assignment