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Media & Publics Across Cultures (221-0-1)

Instructors

Sulafa S Zidani

Meeting Info

Frances Searle Building 1483: Tues 9:30AM - 12:20PM

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 publics around the world. In this class, students will learn how to analyze and critique how media technologies, infrastructures, and their 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. This class is an opportunity for students to learn about publics from different cultures and unpack how group identities (like national, cross-cultural, and subcultural) can be formed or disrupted, and the role of media in 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.

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Reserved for Communication Studies Majors only until the end of preregistration, after which time enrollment will be open to everyone who has taken the prerequisites.