Media and Cultural Theory (316-0-20)

Instructors

Nicola Lynn Mccafferty

Meeting Info

Annie May Swift Hall 109: Mon 12:00PM - 2:50PM

Overview of class

More than mirror images of culture, the media that populate our shared worlds are embedded within and constitutive of culture. This course offers students an introduction to different theoretical approaches to this intersection between media and culture, from critical race and queer theories to psychoanalysis and (post)structuralism. Through this course, students will be able to not only apply different schools of theory to media texts ranging from film to social media posts, but also think theoretically about form, place, and function relative to media and mediation's role in creating, understanding, and responding to our world.

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Reserved for Radio/TV/Film Major and Minor Students until the end of preregistration, after which time enrollment will be open to everyone who has taken the prerequisites.