Comparative Media Studies

Catalog description

An introduction to media studies from a global, “planetary,” comparatist perspective, at the intersection of languages, cultures, discourses, disciplines, and materials representing a range of contexts and approaches world-wide, this course will explore the historical and theoretical foundations of the current landscape of media economies and ecologies, and the ways that landscape continues to be shaped by contemporary developments in technology, culture, and politics. Among our topics and concerns will be the persistence of questions of genre in cinema, television, video, the film industry, journalism and digital media, the emergence and evolution of social media platforms and streaming services, and the increasing cultural, social, economic, and political impacts and implications of AI.