Our Media Futures

Catalog description

This course explores how fictional works of media (film, television, literature, etc) construct near-future and future worlds, and how in this construction those worlds engage with a critique of our current mediated environment. Students will analyze speculative works as both cultural critique and imaginative design and storytelling. We will draw from a range of media types, including films, limited run television series, short stories, and other artistic works. The goal is to not only appreciate these works but use them as a way to interrogate what they tell us about power, technology, and media.