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Apr 19, 2024
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Goucher College 2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.
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COM 440 - Media and Politics (4 Cr.) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
This course focuses on the ways in which citizens develop knowledge of, engage with, and practice politics through mass media and personal media forms in contemporary American society. Students examine historical and contemporary practices of civic engagement and political organizing through the mainstream media, alternative press, the Internet, cinematic representations, and other means. Students develop an understanding of the power available to citizens for political engagement in the world via mediated communication forms. Prerequisites: at least two of the required 300-level theory/criticism and history courses or two 200-level political science courses, COM 262 , and junior or senior status, by the beginning of the semester; or permission of instructor. Fall semester, alternate years. Marcus.
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