We live in a media-saturated world, surrounded by data, instant communications, social media, and the pervasiveness of data. We’re going to review the existing theory of media this semester. But we’re also going to work towards developing new theories to fit your experiences and help navigate a rapidly changing digital culture.
The course will take a critical view of digital media while narrowing in on how the Internet and its workings are transforming culture, entertainment, business, political engagement, our experience of subjectivity and identity, and our ideas of social connection. In addition, students will be required to analyze their use of these new technologies and think critically about our digitized media landscape.
Instructor: David Rheams
Office hours: By Appointment
Email: [email protected]
Class Website: https://drheams.com/classes/critical-media-theories-fall-2024
Course Schedule: Link
Credit Hours: 3
These are the writing and organization tools I will mention during the semester. They all have a free option. I’ll add to this list as we go through the semester.
Thinking is a team sport, and you'll be assigned group work in labs and presentations over the semester. The class is designed as an in-person class (unless otherwise indicated on the syllabus) so that we can take advantage of all being in the same room together.