Integrating Project Seminar (395-0-21)

Topic

Power and Media in a Mutlipolar World

Instructors

Dinara Urazova

Meeting Info

Annenberg Hall G28: Tues, Thurs 12:30PM - 1:50PM

Overview of class

Power and Media in a Mutlipolar World

This course will introduce students to various theories, concepts, and approaches to studying the connection between developments in media/technologies and political processes. Starting from the discussion of power - a key concept in political science - we will understand how power exerted via the media affects politics, how new forms of power arise because of changes in the modern media and media technologies, and how various actors are vying to harness media power. Our geographic scope is global, given the worldwide reach of these technologies. We will examine how various regimes differ in their adoption and utilization of these technologies, how a variety of new actors arise on the political scene to challenge existing regimes, and how actors fail or succeed in their usage and incorporation of media/technologies. Among the key issues we will explore is the power to influence perception, the power to influence emotions, and the power to control narratives. We will see how thinkers and scholars understand these issues from a variety of perspectives, both old and new.

Class Attributes

Attendance at 1st class mandatory