Media & Publics Across Cultures (321-0-1)

Instructors

Sulafa S Zidani

Meeting Info

Frances Searle Building 1483: Tues 11:00AM - 1:50PM

Overview of class

This course examines culture in an increasingly digital and globalized present, with an emphasis on understanding the complex relationship between media and different publics around the world. This class offers an opportunity to learn how to analyze and critique how media technologies, infrastructures, and uses can impact cultures, meanings, and identities as well as global politics. We will look at the role that music, a hashtag, or even feelings can play in bringing people together as a group. The readings are a combination of theoretical texts and ethnographic case studies. Looking at publics from different cultures, we will unpack how group identities (like national, cross-cultural, and subcultural) can be formed or disrupted, and the role of media throughout these processes. We will touch on ethnographic methods as a way to research publics or groups, and work on refining critical thinking, verbal, and writing skills.

Class Attributes

Attendance at 1st class mandatory
No Freshmen