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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:

  1. Analyze examples of alternative media (films, video, social media) using critical media theory.
  2. Apply knowledge of media histories and social histories to contemporary media.
  3. Create activist media that reflects knowledge garnered through course discussions.
  4. Describe how media technologies and networks have been used differently by activists and the mainstream.
  5. Identify the influence of past media and media-makers on those coming later.