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JOUR 1917 - The Medium is the Message: Communication, Technology, and Society (3 Cr.) Freshman Seminar

Course description

This class will examine the various theories of communication mediation and the relationship between technological change and various dimensions of social life (economic, historical, political, pedagogical, cultural, and so forth). For instance, what if cellular telephones with video and immediate transmission capabilities had existed in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943, or in Arawak villages in the Caribbean in the 1490s? Media enable witnessing and that is a fundamental role of journalists. Media extend our optic and audial nervous systems. We will examine how the invention and operationalization of various technologies have altered our views of reality.

Minimum credits

3

Maximum credits

3

Is this course repeatable?

No

Grading basis

A-F - A-F Grade Basis

Discussion

Requirements

001475

Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?

No

Typically offered term(s)

Periodic Fall & Spring