| Course Title: Topics in Critical Social Thought: 'Introduction to Media Studies' |
| Start Date: 01/21/2020 End Date: 05/05/2020 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2020 |
| Description: This course introduces students to the critical study of media, focusing on electronic media, digital technologies, and network cultures. We will analyze the aesthetics, politics, protocols, history, and theory of media, paying attention to the ways they create and erase borders; affect how we form and articulate identities; invade privacy while providing a platform for exploration; foster hate speech and progressive movements alike; and participate in capitalist economies and the acceleration of climate change. While tracing the global flows of media creation, distribution, and consumption, we will also consider the different issues that arise in diverse national and local contexts. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Tim Sutton | tsutton@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/21/2020 - 05/05/2020 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 11:00AM - 12:15PM | ART - Art | 221 | Weekly |
| 01/21/2020 - 05/05/2020 | Film Screening | Monday | 07:15PM - 10:05PM | ART - Art | 221 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| NXMAP0001 | NXMAP: Nexus in Museums, Archives, and Public History | This course is approved for the Museums, Archives, and Public History Nexus track. |
| CST0001 | CSTH: Critical Social Thought major | This course has been approved to count towards the Critical Social Thought major and minor. |
| CST0001 | CSTH: Critical Social Thought minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Critical Social Thought major and minor. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| FLMST-220MD-01 Introduction to Media Studies |
| CST-249MD-01 Introduction to Media Studies |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 17 | Available: 1 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |