Module course for MED7902_01_YL_202627 offered at LOC: by Media Studies (ORG:MEDS)
Page template: On campus 2026/27
Module course for MED7901_01_YL_202627 offered at LOC: by Media Studies (ORG:MEDS)
Page template: On campus 2026/27
Module course for MED7204_01-OD_S1_202627 offered at LOC:OD by Media Studies (ORG:MEDS)
Convenor name: Dr Loreley Hahn-Herrera
Convenor email: lh29@soas.ac.uk
Module dates: 21/09/2027 - 15/01/2027
Intended learning outcomes:
On completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Understand the relationship between gender and media in the digital age.
- Identify the main theories related to the study of media and gender.
- Examine the links between theory and practice across key issues in media and gender
- Analyse and relate empirical (historic and/or contemporary) cases where media and gender intertwine.
- Develop critical thinking and academic writing skills to evaluate the role media plays in the production, representation, and contestation of gender.
Assessment 1: Name: AS1
Assessment 1: Weighting: 10%
Assessment 1: Due date: 15/01/2027
Assessment 1: Release date: 15/02/2027
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Autonomy
Assessment 1: Format: Online Participation
Assessment 2: Name: AS2
Assessment 2: Weighting: 10%
Assessment 2: Due date: 09/10/2026
Assessment 2: Release date: 26/10/2026
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Autonomy
Assessment 2: Format: Text Critique
Assessment 3: Name: AS3
Assessment 3: Weighting: 20%
Assessment 3: Due date: 06/11/2026
Assessment 3: Release date: 27/11/2026
Assessment 3: Permitted AI usage: Autonomy
Assessment 3: Format: Essay Plan
Assessment 4: Name: AS4
Assessment 4: Weighting: 60%
Assessment 4: Due date: 15/01/2027
Assessment 4: Release date: 15/02/2027
Assessment 4: Permitted AI usage: Autonomy
Assessment 4: Format: Essay
Assessment 5: Permitted AI usage: Autonomy
Page template: On campus 2026/27
Module course for MED7203_01-OD_S1_202627 offered at LOC:OD by Media Studies (ORG:MEDS)
Convenor name: Dr Loreley Hahn-Herrera
Convenor email: lh29@soas.ac.uk
Module dates: 21/09/27 - 15/01/27
Intended learning outcomes:
By the end of this module, students will be able to:
- Define what Digital Diplomacy is and how it is practised and implemented.
- Be aware of the main theoretical approaches concerned with digital diplomacy.
- Assess the relationship between information and communication technologies (ICTs) and digital diplomatic practice.
- Analyse and illustrate empirical (historic and/or contemporary) cases of digital diplomatic practice by state and non-state actors.
- Develop critical thinking and academic writing skills to evaluate the use and implementation of digital diplomacy in complex and dynamic contexts.
Assessment 1: Name: AS1
Assessment 1: Weighting: 10%
Assessment 1: Due date: 15/01/2027
Assessment 1: Release date: 15/02/2027
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Autonomy
Assessment 1: Format: Online Participation
Assessment 2: Name: AS2
Assessment 2: Weighting: 10%
Assessment 2: Due date: 09/10/2026
Assessment 2: Release date: 26/10/2026
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Autonomy
Assessment 2: Format: Text Critique
Assessment 3: Name: AS3
Assessment 3: Weighting: 20%
Assessment 3: Due date: 06/11/2026
Assessment 3: Release date: 27/11/2026
Assessment 3: Permitted AI usage: Autonomy
Assessment 3: Format: Essay Plan (1500 words)
Assessment 4: Name: AS4
Assessment 4: Weighting: 60%
Assessment 4: Due date: 15/01/2027
Assessment 4: Release date: 15/02/2027
Assessment 4: Permitted AI usage: Autonomy
Assessment 4: Format: Essay (3500 words)
Page template: On campus 2026/27
Module course for MED7009_01_S1_202627 offered at LOC: by Media Studies (ORG:MEDS)
Convenor name: Somnath Batabyal
Convenor email: sb127@soas.ac.uk
Office room: 570
Office hours: Mondays 1-3 pm
Assessment 1: Name: AS1
Assessment 1: Weighting: 25%
Assessment 2: Name: AS2
Assessment 2: Weighting: 75%
Page template: On campus 2026/27
Module course for MED7006_01_S1_202627 offered at LOC: by Media Studies (ORG:MEDS)
Convenor name: Dounia Mahlouly
Convenor email: dm56@soas.ac.uk
Page template: On campus 2026/27
Module course for MED7005_01_S1_202627 offered at LOC: by Media Studies (ORG:MEDS)
Convenor name: Dounia Mahlouly
Convenor email: dm56@soas.ac.uk
Office room: MB 438
Office hours: Mondays 9:30am-11am
Appointment booking link: https://bookings.cloud.microsoft/bookwithme/user/da9e768192af4b6aab2b7feeb4cc712e@soas.ac.uk/meetingtype/xAYkXEHfh06Ora5WesshJg2?bookingcode=35c986e0-5e4f-4b20-b48d-e9663546f123&anonymous&ismsaljsauthenabled&ep=mlink
Module dates: Semestre 1
Intended learning outcomes:
| LO1 | Critically evaluate colonial legacies in extractive economies, machine learning and the big data market |
| LO2 | Analyse the colonial history and contemporary evolution of digital infrastructures |
| LO3 | Analyse subaltern digital cultures and the ways they intersect with digital labour and platform capitalism |
Assessment 1: Name: Short critical reflection paper
Assessment 1: Weighting: 25%
Assessment 1: Due date: 13/11/2026
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Exploration
Assessment 1: Format: 700 words report on digital project/experiment
Assessment 2: Name: Essay
Assessment 2: Weighting: 75%
Assessment 2: Due date: 11/01/2027
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Exploration
Assessment 2: Format: 1500 words
Page template: On campus 2026/27
Module course for MED7004_01_S1_202627 offered at LOC: by Media Studies (ORG:MEDS)
Convenor name: Dina Matar
Convenor email: Dm27@soas.ac.uk
Office room: 575
Office hours: Tuesdays 11-12 AM
Page template: On campus 2026/27
