(Crosslisted to: AP/INDG 4750 3.00) This course focuses on forms of indigenous storytelling which underlie indigenous media. It explores indigeneity in popular culture, the history of indigenous broadcasting and broadcast policy in Canada. This course and its complement together trace the arc of indigenous storytelling, from thousands of years ago to the present, as it has […]
This course critically analyzes the relationship between sport, media and society. It locates the sport media industry within a historical and theoretical context and introduces students to critical issues surrounding sport, representation, ideology, consumer culture, political activism and globalization.
Provides a survey of some of the key issues regarding diaspora and transnational media. The course examines different theoretical and methodological approaches to diaspora and transnational studies from different disciplines. Particular attention is given to the role of transnational media and their changing relationships to national identities, space, and collective memory. Concepts such as nation, […]
Employing a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives, this course examines the role of communications media and information and technology in the production and circulation of popular cultural artifacts and practices. Course credit exclusion: AP/COMN 4300 6.00 (prior to Fall 2012).
Students earn course credit by working on a project for an organization involved in communication policy development, information services or administration. Details of each student's responsibilities are worked out in consultation with the supervisor, the Instructor and the student. Prerequisite: AP/COMN 1310 9.00 (prior to Fall 2012) or AP/CMDS 1000 6.00 or one 3000-level social […]
From an industry perspective, this course will address unions, what they do, organizing, recent successes, and challenges in the media. It will consider how unions are adjusting to the digital media environment, their impact on the industry, and their profile in today's economic reality. Students will also be introduced to negotiation techniques and organizing tactics.
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).