| COGN 20 |
Introduction to Communication | Nitin Govil | MWF 2:00 - 2:50PM | Peterson 110 | | A historical introductioA historical introduction to the development of the means of human communication, from language and early symbols, through the introduction of writing, printing and electronic media, to todayÕs digital and multimedia revolution. Examines the effect of communications media on human activity, and the historical forces that shape their development and use.n to the development of the means of human communication, from language and early symbols, through the introduction of writing, printing and electronic media, to todayÕs digital and multimedia revolution. Examines the effect of communications media on human activity, and the historical forces that shape their development and use. |
| COCU 130 |
Tourism: Global Industry and Culture | Michele Goldwasser | TuTh 12:30 - 1:50 | Centr 115 | | The largest industry in the world has far-reaching cultural ramifications. We will explore tourismÕs history and its contemporary cultural effects, taking the perspective of the ÒtouredÓ as well as that of the tourist. Prerequisite: COCU 100 or consent of instructor. |
| COCU 144 |
Globalization of Culture and Communication | Elana Zilberg | TuTh 2:00 - 3:20PM | CENTR 105 | | We live in a world of transnational flows of media, money, goods and people. What representational and methodological challenges does globalization pose for the study of culture and communication? We will explore such questions from a cross-cultural and global perspective. |
| COCU 148 |
Communication and Environment | Suzanne Burg | MWF 9:00 - 9:50AM | U413-2 | | This course introduces key debates in the field of environmental communication. It begins from the premise that our relationships with natural worlds are always mediated, filtered and organized through particular forms and technologies of representation. Thus, nature and environments are thoroughly human phenomena, entering into cultural frames of meaning and social relations of power in distinct and important ways. The course addresses the degree to which ÒNatureÓ can be accepted as a universal human value, and the degree to which the environmental movement is a truly global phenomenon. ÊOur discussion will focus on local manifestations of global environmental discourses and governance efforts, examining the practical implications of promoting certain environmental values as global, and the problems this raises for global environmental regulation, particularly when there is no clear global consensus. |
| COCU 162 |
Popular Culture | Chandra Mukerji | MWF 12:00 - 12:50PM | PCYNH 121 | | This course explores the concepts and issues in culture, communication and worldview. For examination will beÊthe complex relationship between culture and communication from different conceptual perspectives and the importance of context and power in varying interactions in contemporary U.S. society. This course will focus on varying cultural contexts, by exploring the ways that oneÕs location within social hierarchies impacts access to societyÕs resources. In addition, the constructs of race, gender and class Ð as well as other social and demographic categories such as age, ability, nationality, etc., will be discussed, with regards to the impactÊof differing groups and communication,Êand how media representations present these phenomenon.ÊÊÊThis course will encourage the student to draw connections from their own lives as raced, classed and gendered individuals, understanding the ways that various groups worldview is effected by social and political constructs. ÊÊThis is designed to enhance self-reflection, critical thinking, andÊawareness to the complexity of culture, worldview and communication. |
| COCU 175 |
Advanced Topics in Communication and Culture | Naomi Young | TuTh 2:00 - 3:20 | Centr 222 | | This course examines the work of women artists and the history of the representation of women in the media, from the beginnings of cinema to the present, and offers a basic introduction to feminist media theory. It focuses on the representation of gender, and narrative and experimental strategies used by women media makers, and the role of the female spectator. Prerequisite: COCU 100 or consent of instructor. |
| COCU 175 |
Advanced Topics in Communication and Culture - The Mail: From Babylon to Blackberries & Beyond | Hillel Schwartz | TuTh 8:00 Ð 9:20am | PCYNH 120 | | Correspondence, composed by one person for the eyes and ears of one or several others beyond speaking distance, is almost as old as writing. Mail has had its own series of structures, rules of privacy and publicity, notions of integrity and audience, modes of distribution and archiving. We will trace the physical and technological changes in the mail from cuneiform tablets through papyrus, parchment, and paper to telegrams and electronic media. These changes will serve as the background to an analysis of the cultural and political assumptions of written acts of correspondence and the social implications of each historical shift with regard to person-to-person, familial, and group communications. |
| COGN 150 A00 |
Required Senior Seminar | Boatema Boateng | Tu 1:00 - 3:50PM | MCC 133 | | Knives and the Female Body: The Social and Cultural Meanings of Cosmetic and Other Surgeries |
| COGN 150 B00 |
Required Senior Seminar-Re-Viewing Communication | Michael Cole | Th 9:00 - 11:50AM | MCC 133 | | This senior seminar has two purposes. |
| COGN 150 C00 |
Required Senior Seminar-The Culture and Politics of Display: from Museums to Mannequins | Brian Goldfarb | W 9:00 - 11:50AM | MCC 133 | | This seminar course will consider theories and practices of public forms of display. We will discuss the historical and contemporary issues arising from visual presentation including: the exhibition of art and artifacts, modes of commercial display (from store windows to billboards to runway), the re-conceptualization of these as digital forms, etc. |
| COGN 175 |
Advanced Topics in General Communication | Daniel Martinico | | | | Students registered for AIP 197 and want to get Communication credit for it need to webreg for this. Contact the professor for approval. |
| COGN 191A |
Honors Seminar in Communication | Morana Alac | F 4:00 - 6:50PM | MCC 133 | | Only students accepted into the Honors Program can webreg for this class. |
| COHI 100 |
Introduction in Communication and Individual | Barry Brown | TuTh 12:30 - 1:50PM | WLH 2001 | | An introduction to theories of human mental processes which emphasizes the central role of mediation. The course covers methods of research that permit the study of mind in relation to different media and contexts of use. The traditional notion of media effects is critically examined in a number of important domains, including television, film, writing and oral language. |
| COHI 115 |
Education and Global Citizenship | Olga Vasquez | TuTh 12:30 - 1:50PM | PCYNH 121 | | The course introduces students to concepts, possibilities, and dilemmas inherent in the notion of global citizenship. Students will formulate goals and instructional strategies for global education and the expected competence of an individual within a global society--e.g., able to focus upon many diverse elements, issues and contexts simultaneously. It will examine the role that communication and curriculum can play in the formation of identity, language use and civic responsibility of a global |
| COHI 175 |
Advanced Topics in Communication - Language, Communication and Gender | Michele Goldwasser | TuTh 2:00 - 3:20PM | Solis 104 | | This course examines the social construction of gender through language and media. ÊWe will ask questions such as: ÊDo men and women talk differently? ÊHow does language negotiate power relationships, social roles, and personal identities? How does the media construct a sense of community while transforming gender into a commodity? ÊWe will address these questions by analyzing everyday conversations, classroom discussions, courtroom discourse, online communities, and media advertisements. |
| COHI 175 |
Advanced Topics in Communication | Heidi Feldman | Tues 5:00 - 7:50 | WLH 2204 | | International ChildrenÕs Songs, Musical Play, and Learned Identity |
| COMT 104 |
Studio/TV | Wolfgang Hastert | M 10:00 - 12:50 | MCC 140 | | This course offers students the opportunity to produce and engage in critical discussions around various television production formats. We will study and produce a variety of projects including public service announcements, panel programs, scripted drama, and performance productions. Prerequisites: COGN 21 and COGN 22. |
| COMT 100 |
Non-Linear Digital Editing | Daniel Martinico | M 3:00 - 5:50PM | MCC 221 | | This course will prepare students to edit on non-linear editing facilities and introduce aesthetic theories of editing: time code editing, time line editing on the Media 100, digital storage and digitization of audio and video, compression, resolution and draft mode editing. By the end of the course students will be able to demonstrate mastery of the digital editing facilities. |
| COMT 110 |
News Writing Workshop | Dean Calbreath | TuTh 8:00 - 9:20am | CSB 005 | | Designed for students working in student news organizations or off-campus internships or jobs in news, public relations, or public information. A workshop in news writing and news analysis. Prerequisites: COCU 100 and COSF 171 (may be taken concurrently). |
| COMT 115 |
Media and Design / Social Learning Contexts | Robert Lecusay | MW 1:30 - 2:50PM | SSRB 305 | | A combined lecture/lab course cross listed in Communication and Human Development Students attend lecture, write field notes, and spend 3 hours per week in specially designed afterschool setting working with children and designing new educational media and producing special projects. |
| COMT 116 |
Practicum in Child Development | Angelica Marcello | TuTh 9:30 - 10:50AM | Solis 109 | | A combined lecture and lab course for students in Psychology, Communication and Human Dev. Student backgrounds should include a background in general psychology or communication. Students will be expected to spend four hours per week in a supervised practical after school setting at one of the community field sites involving children. Additional time will be devoted to readings and class prep, as well as six hours a week transcribing field notes and writing a paper on some aspect of the field work experience as it relates to class lectures and readings |
| COMT 120 |
Documentary Sketchbook | Lindy Laub | W 2:00 - 4:50 | MCC 140 | | Digital video is the medium used in this class both as a production technology and as a device to explore the theory and practice of documentary production. Technical demonstrations, lectures, production exercises and readings will emphasize the interrelation between production values and ethics, problems of representation and documentary history. Prerequisite: COGN 21 and COGN 22 or consent of instructor. |
| COMT 122 |
Social Issues of Media Production | Ivonne Montoya | Tu 12:00 - 2:50PM | MCC 221 | | Analyze forms of social issue media production, photography, audio/radio, arts, crafts, web, print zines, political documentary. Students work with several forms of media making: video, audio, web design and a project in their chosen format. Prerequisites: COGN 21 and COGN 22. |
| COMT 175 |
Advanced Topics in Communication, Media Methods | Gary Anderson | TuTh 11:00 - 12:20PM | HSS 1106A | | The ability to facilitate effective communications across differences is a highly valued leadership skill. This course is designed to provide foundational knowledge of inter group relations theory and practical skill development essential for effective facilitation of multi-cultural or multi-identity group communications, particularly inter group dialogues. Topics include social identity formation, group process, systems of power, privilege and oppression, coalition building, and managing inter group conflict. Students interested in this course should exhibit the desire to teach, learn, and grow with others. The course will help students hone their interpersonal and inter group communication and facilitation skills which are highly valued by employers. These skills are especially important for students preparing for careers in community or organizational leadership, teaching, social work, and other professions that require working with people in diverse settings. |
| COSF 134 |
Communications, Politics, and Citizenship in America | Jeffrey Minson | TuTh 6:30 - 7:50PM | | | Selected topics, both historical and contemporary, on the public sphere, political participation and the meaning of citizenship. Topics may include: voting practices, the role of political parties, social and cultural dimensions of citizenship, and shifts in public understanding of what counts as ÒpoliticalÓ. The course may require five to ten hours of internship work, arranged through the AIP office. See instructo for further information. Prerequisite: COSF 100. |
| COSF 140B |
Comparative Media Systems: Europe | Natalia Roudakova | TuTh 3:30 - 4:50PM | PCYNH 102 | | Development of mass media systems and policies across Europe. How and why European media systems differ from one another and from media systems in other parts of the world. The extent and the character of links between the media and the state, the political parties, and social organizations; the status and prospects of public broadcasting; the various understandings of journalistic professionalism and partisanship; the rules governing commercial speech and political advertising, and other topics. A portion of the course is devoted to recent media transformations in the countries of the former Soviet Bloc. |
| COSF 141 |
History of US Telecommunications | Nadine Kozak | TuTh 6:30 - 7:50PM | | | This course provides a sustained historical focus on the developing social form and industry structure of U.S. telecommunications, beginning with the Post Office. Policy issues are regularly incorporated into readings and discussions. Emphasis is placed on the emergence, around the turn of the century, of the regulated, national telephone network system dominated by AT&T and its extension |
| COSF 175 |
Advanced Topics in Communication as a Social Force | Chad Harris | M 5:00 - 7:50PM | WLH 2111 | | History, politics, social organization and ideology of the American news media. SF 171A surveys the development of the news media as an institution, from earliest new newspapers to modern mass news media. Prerequisite: COSF 100 or consent of instructor. |
| COSF 175 |
Advanced Topics in Communication as a Social Force-Film and Social Struggle | Jonathan Markovitz | Th 5:00 - 7:50PM | | | This course examines the relationship between film, social movements, and the state. Why have social movements seen film as worthy of attention?Ê Why have they decided to target some films while mobilizing in support of others?Ê What role has the state played in such efforts?Ê The course will pay particular attention to social movement responses to the racialized depictions of gender and sexuality that have been central to Hollywood film from its inception, as exemplified in such films as The Birth of a Nation.Ê Topics to be addressed include the importance of film for the anti-lynching movement, the blacklist and the ÒHollywood Ten,Ó and Turkish efforts to suppress cinematic acknowledgment of the Armenian genocide. |
| COSF 182 |
Surveillance, Media and Risk Soc | Kelly Gates | TuTh 11:00 - 12:20PM | CSB 001 | | Contributions of the field of communication to the study of surveillance and risk. Critical and legal perspectives on consumer research, copyright enforcement, the surveillance capacity of ICTs, closed-circuit television, interactive media, and the Òrhetorics of surveillanceÓ in television and film. |
