An Interdisciplinary Study of Media Effects ((3 Credits))

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This course will include current readings on how media impacts our lives, our cultural perceptions and sense of identity. Some attention is given to the psychology of celebrity and fandom as a basis for common reading and discussion. Students research, write and present on a topic of their choice, using theoretical frameworks from a discipline such as communications, psychology or sociology - as introduced in common readings. This course was previously LIB-640658.