2026-2027 Catalog

FAMS 221 Media Theory

This course is an introduction to canonical debates and contemporary frameworks in media theory, including semiotics, psychoanalysis, historical materialism, phenomenology, feminism, queer theory, critical race theory, the anthropocene, and eco-media. Students will analyze a range of media examples using these tools and concepts.

Credits

1

Prerequisite

FAMS 101, or permission of the instructor.

Instructor

Groo, Sikand, Johannssen

Notes

 

Attributes

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