Media and Society
SOC 234
Fall 2011
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01
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This course explores the sociological dynamics of media, from traditional mass media to new media forms. Many media formats will be considered, including radio, film, television, and Internet, with a focus on critical social, political, and economic perspectives and controversies. In particular, the course will take up questions of representation, participation, consumerism, pleasure, and power that have dominated social thinking on the media since the Frankfurt School. Topics will include the corporate consolidation of media, alternative and indie media, the development of media for subjugated populations, media and social control, and the role of new media in transforming social relations. Students will engage historical and theoretical texts and will be asked to participate in media processes, including production, interpretation, and critique. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Intercultural Literacy, Interpretation |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS SOC |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: SOC151 OR SOC152 |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (CSCT)(SOC)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Course reader, including works by Lisa Nakamura, Herman Gray, Naomi Klein, Mark Andrejevic, Siva Vaidhyanathan, Stuart Hall, and Walter Benjamin.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Mid-semester and final papers, weekly journal. |
| Instructor(s): Goldberg,Greg Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC125; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 25 | | SR major: 10 | JR major: 10 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 5 | FR: 0 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 16 | 1st Ranked: 3 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 2 | Unranked: 9 |
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