COMM 7600

Special Topics in Media, Technology, and Society

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

Traditional and emergent media are situated within particular socio-cultural contexts, which can be examined through their varying contents, forms, structures, effects, and production cultures. Against this backdrop, this upper-level graduate seminar will explore contemporary issues and debates at the intersection of media, technology, and society.

When Offered Spring.

• Describe the interrelationships between media, technology, and society from a variety of social scientific perspectives.
• Analyze the complex ways that contemporary media shape and are shaped by the social fabric.
• Evaluate pressing controversies about media and communication technologies in the legal, political, and cultural realms.
• Demonstrate critical thinking, research, and writing skills through the production of an original research paper.

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