COMM 8690 - Media and Cultural Studies

3 Hours
Examination of the relationship between culture and power. Readings include both founding theoretical texts (the Marxist tradition, the Frankfurt School, the Birmingham School) and current applied scholarship. The class addresses a range of popular media, including film, television, music, new media, and others. Multiple, intersecting structures of power are interrogated, including class, gender, and race.

Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
Pre/Corequisite(s): None.
Requirements: None.