COM 327 – Spring 2014
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COM 327 – Spring 2014 Critical Approaches to Communications Media Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:45 – 1:00 Caldwell G108 Instructor: Nick Taylor ( [email protected] ) Office hrs: By appt. 225 Winston Hall
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COM 327 – Spring 2014. Critical Approaches to Communications Media Tuesdays & Thursdays 11 :45 – 1:00 Caldwell G108 Instructor: Nick Taylor ( [email protected] ) Office hrs : By appt. 225 Winston Hall. Policy on technology during class:. Computers (incl. tablets): (^_^). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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COM 327 – Spring 2014
Critical Approaches to Communications MediaTuesdays & Thursdays11:45 – 1:00Caldwell G108
Instructor: Nick Taylor ([email protected])Office hrs: By appt. 225 Winston Hall
Cellphones (partic. smartphones): (¬_¬)
Computers (incl. tablets): (^_^)
Policy on technology during class:
What does a “critical” approach entail?
NOT conspiracy theory.
“Affirmative action was designed to keep women and minorities in competition with each other to distract us while white dudes inject AIDS into our chicken nuggets”
Tracy Jordan
What does a “critical” approach to media entail?
NOT “criticism”.
What does a “critical” approach entail?
NOT “media effects”.
What does a “critical” approach entail?
NOT “media effects”.
POWER
How is power exercised through media?
To what end?
By whom, to whom?
The power to own
The power to (mass) produce
The power to portray
The power to participate
The power to watch (and record)
The power to watch (and record)
The power to express dissent
the power to disrupt power
Form into groups based on rows
Take 5-10 minutes to answer:When – and how – do you feel like things are beyond your control with regards to media & technology?
OR
What makes you upset/worried about media & technology?
For Thursday, January 10
• We will start QUIZZES on Thursday!
