(Не)възможният разговор за войната: Предизвикателства в академичното обучение след руската инвазия в Украйна
The (Im)possible Communication of the War: Challenges in Academic Education after the Russian Invasion in Ukraine

Author(s): Lora Simeonova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Media studies, Communication studies, Higher Education
Published by: Факултет по журналистика и масова комуникация, Софийски университет „Св. Кл. Охридски”
Keywords: war; Ukraine; education; university; media literacy
Summary/Abstract: Could the war be rationalized, discussed, or analyzed within university halls? Has the Bulgarian Alma mater provided adequate answers to the media and communication students’ reasonable questions after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine? How does the worldwide number-one topic influence academic lectures? The report is based on a study amongst 58 second-year Journalism, Public Relations, and Book-Publishing students from the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication of Sofia University. The results of the questionnaire show that discussions at university are a significant “compass” for future media and communication specialists in troubled times. War has been turning into a“thin red line” during the classes of the summer semester in 2021/2022. Nevertheless, the majority of the students confess that they would benefit if the topic is even more widely discussed – especially in the field of media literacy, media ethics, and journalism practice.

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