course information:

Day: Monday Time: 2-5:20 p.m.
Room: H-203/204

course description:

This course will examine a wide range of global and multicultural issues, including the concentration of global media ownership, multiculltural media within and outside the United States, the international system of communication, alternative media, the impact of new technologies, and global and multicultural issues in news, advertising, and entertainment media. The conflict between the increasing commercialization and privatization of the media and its role of public service will be examined, as well as the political, social and economic ramifications of such media issues as stereotyping, ethnocentrism, racism, patriotism, and international conflicts. The course will include screenings, research, case studies, readings and discussion.