Examines the various perspectives of contemporary communication theory. It explores current theoretical approaches with an emphasis on contemporary debates and issues in communication studies. AP/CMDS 3101 3.00 was previously offered as AP/COMN 3101 3.00. Course credit exclusion: AP/COMN 3320 6.00 (prior to Fall 2012).
This course investigates the role played by automated systems, commonly called 'Artificial Intelligence' (AI), both in shaping digital media and internet cultures and in mediating a broad range of social and cultural relationships. What potential social and cultural transformations, problems, or biases arise when AI systems replace human decision-making?
Introduces students to the documentary, a popular video and audio genre which both entertains and educates. Students will learn how to analyse various sub-genres to understand how and why they are produced and interpreted. Course credit exclusion: AP/COMN 3330 3.00 (prior to Fall 2012).
The course approaches advertising as a privileged form of communication and as central to development of the media. This course will explore the emergence of consumer society and the social, political, and economic roles of advertising within this development with particular focus on how the promotional discourses of advertising have become entrenched in our culture. […]
The course analyzes themes in three areas: social movements; social justice as currently articulated by social movements; and communication and organization strategies used by movements. The course introduces themes related to organizational communication in the social movement context, specifically in a communications-dedicated class; it also gives students the tools to apply communications theories to the […]
This course analyzes labour in the communication and cultural industries (including journalism, broadcasting, creative labour and cyber-work) by the examination of the historical constitution, present institutions, and current practices organizing labour in these industries. Course credit exclusion: AP/COMN 3313 3.00 (prior to Fall 2012).
This course examines various currents of thought within communication studies that have attempted to take 'the environment' into account. It explores the field of environmental communication, as well as how broader frames such as eco-feminism, environmental justice, and indigenous thought have influenced public sphere debates concerning the stewardship of land, water, air, and living creatures.
The aim of this course is to provide students with an overview of the critical debates and issues surrounding youth media culture in a transnational context. This course will trace the impact of the transnational mobility and ubiquity of media such as film, television, music, mobile technologies, video games and the internet, on the proliferation […]
This course examines the cultural and social dimensions of screens in historical and contemporary contexts. Screen cultures include film, TV, video, digital, and mobile media.
Examines the place of advertising within culture and society. It will focus on the analysis of advertising; the cultural triumph of the image; the democratization of luxury; the aesthetics of mass culture and the place of advertising within contemporary culture and society. Course credit exclusion: AP/COMN 3315 6.00 (prior to Fall 2012).