Transnational Media and Globalisation MA

The dynamics of globalisation and digitisation are shaping a new media order. National boundaries no longer contain cultural flows and nation states struggle to maintain control over international communications. Media are increasingly transnational in character, adjusting – and influencing – cross-border movements of ideas, goods, capital and people. The emerging transnational media order challenges boundaries, questioning the principle of territoriality and opening up from within the national media. New media practices and flows are shaping media spaces with a built-in transnational connectivitiy, creating contemporary cultures pregnant with new meanings and experiences. This programme analyses the global remapping of media spaces and addresses key issues related to transnational cultures.

City University is among the world’s best places to study global communications. We have a long and distinguished tradition in international communication studies that began with Jeremy Tunstall’s pioneering work in the 1970s and 1980s. The programme also builds on the research work of the Department in media and communication and offers students the opportunity to combine specialised modules in transnational media and culture with modules in communication and sociology. The programme is taught by internationally renowned scholars who are leaders in their field.

City University is located in London, Europe’s media hub and home to many international media players. It is a vibrant cosmopolitan city and the ideal place for transcultural studies. The campus itself is based in the heart of town, walking distance from the business district, the British Library, and the headquarters of countless media companies and NGOs.