MEDIA, CIVIL RIGHTS AND SOCIAL CHANGE

Catalog description

Prerequisite: COMM 1201 with a minimum grade of C and one of the following courses with a minimum grade of C: COMM 2211 COMM 2204, COMM 2408, COMM 2409, COMM 2414, COMM 3203, COMM 3306, COMM 3312, COMM 3400. Through critical attention to mass media's multiple relationships with the U.S. struggle for Civil Rights, this course considers the effects of mainstream news media on public opinion, demonstrates how disenfranchised groups can harness media attention to enact social change, and interrogates the impacts of historical narratives on contemporary public and political thought.