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3.00 Credits
Society Sector. All classes. This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of communication behavior. It focuses on social science studies relating to the processes and effects of mass communication. Research reviewed includes media use behavior and media influences on knowledge, perceptions of social reality, aggressive behavior, and political behavior.
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3.00 Credits
Society Sector. All classes. Turow. How might we think about the legal, political, economic, historical, and "cultural" considerations that shape what we watch on TV, read in books, stare at in billboards What ideas are relevant for examining the enormous changes in the mass media system and the consequences of those changes The aim of this course is to begin to answer these questions by acquainting you with the workings of American mass media as an integral part of American society.
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3.00 Credits
May be counted as a General Requirement Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Messaris. Movies as a form of audio-visual communication: their formal language, their relationship to other means of communication (music, stories, theater, pictures), their place in the media industry, their role in culture.
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3.00 Credits
Chen. This seminar is premised on the understanding that technology, society, law, and are in constant interplay, each reflecting, shaping, and reacting to the other. Values are embedded in the design choices of different technologies and are translated into, and changed by, law and society. In this class, we will integrate theories from law, communication, ethics, sociology, media theory, science and technology studies, and information science to build a conceptual framework for considering technology as a conduit for change. The The latter half of the course will focus on case studies such as iTunes, Wikipedia, and Facebook as a pivot point for discussing digital rights management, First Amendment speech, privacy, and reputation in an information age.
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3.00 Credits
HORNER. This seminar focuses on the representation of organized, state-sponsored violence in American popular media. Militarism, defined as "a political condition characterized by the predominance of the military in government or a reliance on military force in political or diplomatic matters," has been evaluated by historians and social theorists in a variety of contexts, for a range of purposes. In this class, we assess American militarism through imagery and narrative in popular media from 1968 to the present.
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3.00 Credits
Jordan. This course examines children's relationship to media in its historic, economic, political and social contexts. The class begins with an exploration of the ways in which "childhood" is created and understood as a time of life that is qualitatively unique and socially constructed over time. It continues with a review of various theories of child development as they inform children's relationship with and understanding of television and other household media. It next reviews public policies designed to empower parents and limit children's exposure to potentially problematic media content and simultaneously considers the economic forces that shape what children see and buy. Children and Media concludes with a critical examination of research on the impact of media on children's physical, cognitive, social and psychological development.
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3.00 Credits
Jamieson. This course is an introduction to the field of political communication, conceptual approaches to analyzing communication in various forms, including advertising, speech making, campaign debates, and candidates' and officeholders' uses of news. The focus of this course is on the interplay in the U.S. between television and politics. The course includes a history of televised campaign practices from the 1952 presidential contest through the election of 2004.
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3.00 Credits
Hornik/Staff. An examination of the influence of public health communication on health behavior. The course will consider: intervention programs addressing behaviors related to cancer, cardiovascular disease, HIV/AIDS, drug use, obesity and others; theories of health behavior change; issues in the design of effective health communication programs; concerns about the portrayal of health and medicine on mass media.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): COMM140 or COMM262. This course gives students the opportunity to participate in the production of a feature-length fiction film. Students engage in all aspects of production, including: screenplay writing, production design, cinematography, production sound, acting, and directing. The course is intended as a follow-up to COMM 140, Film Forms and Contexts, and COMM 262, Visual Communication. Students who have not taken either of those courses should consult with the instructor before enrolling. COMM 241 is followed by COMM 242. Students may enroll in either or both.
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3.00 Credits
Messaris. This course gives students the opportunity to participate in the production of a feature-length fiction film. Students engage in all aspects of production, including: screenplay writing, production design, cinematography, production sound, acting, and directing. The course is intended as a follow-up to COMM241, Feature-Length Motion-Picture Production Laboratory I.
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