| Course Title: Advanced Courses in History and Theory: 'Viral Media' |
| Start Date: 08/30/2021 End Date: 12/13/2021 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2021 |
| Description: This course will explore the idea of virality and contagion in the media, from early film to social media today, attending to the conceptual and historical links between globalization and the spread of biological and digital viruses. We will study the history of "hygiene films" used to educate publics about contagion and sanitation; explore how cinematic narratives of epidemics both real and imagined have shaped ideas about who spreads disease and how; analyze visualizations of viruses and epidemics; and interrogate the idea of "going viral" and the ways certain kinds of information -- and misinformation -- circulate in online media. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , WI - Writing-Intensive , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Hannah Goodwin | hgoodwin@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 08/30/2021 - 12/13/2021 | Seminar | Tuesday | 01:30PM - 04:20PM | ART - Art | 219 | Weekly |
| 08/30/2021 - 12/13/2021 | Film Screening | Monday | 07:15PM - 10:05PM | ART - Art | 219 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: 8 credits in the department. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| FMT0002 | FMT-TH: Theory | This course has been approved to count towards the Film, Media, Theater major in the Theory area. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 16 | Available: 2 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Contagious: Cultures, Carriers, and the Outbreak Narrative Author: Wald, Priscilla Copyright: 2008 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780822341536 Publisher: Duke University Press |
Required | 29.95 |
| Title: Cinematic Prophylaxis Author: Ostherr, Kirsten Copyright: 2005 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780822336488 Publisher: Duke University Press |
Required | 26.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |