FILM 342 Studies in Alternative Media Units: 3.00
An introduction to key concepts in media studies, with specific historical, contemporary, and/or thematic case studies each year. Topics will range from gender studies and LGBTQ2S studies and the media; expanded media; globalization; media and popular music; social media; media and the public sphere; or media activism.
Learning Hours: 108 (36 Lecture, 24 Laboratory, 48 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite (Registration in a FILM, MAPP, or COFI Plan) or (FILM 236/3.0 or FILM 240/3.0 or FILM 260/3.0).
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Analyze examples of alternative media (films, video, social media) using critical media theory.
- Apply knowledge of media histories and social histories to contemporary media.
- Create activist media that reflects knowledge garnered through course discussions.
- Describe how media technologies and networks have been used differently by activists and the mainstream.
- Identify the influence of past media and media-makers on those coming later.