COM 442 - Children & Communication

Institution:

Muhlenberg College

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Description:

This course investigates the meanings of media in children's lives. The course adopts a cultural historical approach to understanding the role of media in children's cognitive, social, and moral development. Looking at children's interactions with media artifacts, the course considers how childhood is constituted by the languages and images of media and situates these interactions within the broader political economic context constructing the child consumer. Children's media studied include television programs, video and computer games, films, books, and toys.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.muhlenberg.edu

Phone Number:

(484) 664-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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