COMM1502 - 01 - Media and Society

(SS) Social Science (SJ) Social Justice

This class provides an introduction to the evolution and impact of the mass media and digital media on American culture. Since the late 19th century, the media have been the major storytellers of our time. We will focus on the stories they have told us over the years, learn more about the industries that create these stories, and explore how to create our own media stories. We will review the ideological, technological, industrial, and regulatory developments that have produced our existing media ecosystem, and consider how media content has, over the years, inspired considerable controversy over whose stories should be told and whose should not.