GLOBAL MEDIA CULTURES

JOURN 567

Introduces key concepts and issues in mass media and global communication studies. Covers broad trends, key topics, and critical debates in media and communication studies under global contexts and standpoints.

COMARTS 608

Specialized topics and issues in media and cultural studies.

COMARTS 448

Examination of the various roles that film, television, and other media play in creating, challenging, and negotiating national and global identities.

COMARTS 379

Digital media, devices, and networks are deeply embedded in our cultural fabric and are reshaping cultures worldwide. While networks enable instant communication and sharing, they aren't neutral, and their benefits aren't evenly distributed. Examine how digital environments affect global cultures differently, and how local differences shape the use of technology. Explore what being 'global' means in the context of rapid, technologically facilitated changes and analyze how these technologies impact offline experiences within communities based on nationality, region, race, gender, and class.

COMARTS 459

Explores political, economic and cultural relationships between new media of communication and society, including issues of history, race, gender, class, globalization, national identity and everyday life.