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Apr 18, 2024
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2020-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (without addenda) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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HI-UY 3254W History of Mass Media4 Credits
This mass-media history course examines broadsides, newspapers, cinema, radio, TV and the Internet, from the advent of cheap print in the early modern period to the turn of the 21st century. Themes include the history of mass-media technology, the mass dissemination of news and its effects on popular culture and gender relations, sensationalism, and the role of the media in developing advertising and consumer culture.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of first year writing requirements
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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