HISTORY OF U.S. MEDIA

JOURN 162

An introduction to the roles and functions of print, film, electronic and digital media in multicultural America. International comparisons highlight differences and commonalities in the social and cultural position of mass media in societies with racially and ethnically diverse populations.

JOURN 561

Relationships between mass communications and society; analysis and evaluation of media performance and of suggestions for change.

JOURN 201

How the mass media are organized and how they function in modern society; their technological basis, economic and political foundations, and social implications.

HISTORY/JOURN 808

Intensive reading and discussion designed to introduce literature of mass communication.

JOURN 620

Historical, political, economic and cultural trends in global mass communication systems.