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SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

CSCS 155
Course Description

Social media is a strategic tool to help organizations, advocacy groups, and individuals advance social justice initiatives to create a more equitable future. Analyze historical campaigns to evaluate social media presence, audience focus, communication goals, content resonance, storytelling techniques, and audience engagement. Explore ethical topics tied to social media as a communications and organizing medium including: first amendment rights and the emerging regulation of social media platforms; source authenticity and the weaponization of misinformation in an era of rapidly evolving technology; privacy in an increasingly connected world; biases built into our technology; and equity of technology access.

Prerequisites

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Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

3

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Not Applicable

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Instructors (2026 Summr)

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