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department COMM_ST Communication Studies (X) |
This course will introduce students to central concepts in political communication and democratic theory, including debates on publics, political participation, citizenship, theories of state, and social movements. It is designed to introduce students to different genres of research and argumentation in the rhetorical and anthropological study of politics. It will emphasize close reading and analysis of case studies and theoretical material. THe course will also emphasize fundamental writing skills including argumentation and mobilization of evidence
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ÂThis course focuses on how media and technology have shaped our idea of space, both physical and virtual. We will discuss how conceptions of self, social life, national and institutional authority are transformed by technological advancement. The course aims to strengthen students understanding of the cultural implications of media and technology to enable them to identify and apply these concepts in their own work (and everyday activities). Lectures include film screenings and assignments include the usage of social networking websites.Â
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A graduate survey of research focused on interpersonal influence including compliance gaining and resistance.
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Much hope is attached to the potential of the Internet and other digital media to level the playing field among the haves and have-nots across societies. Are these expectations being met or are we seeing increased inequality across the population? The goal of the course is to examine what the growing diffusion of digital media implies for social stratification. We start by looking at differences in basic access statistics across population groups and then take a nuanced look at differentiated uses. We do this both within and across nations. We consider the methodological challenges of studying this area and the policy implications of how things stand.
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Effective argumentation is critical to the smooth operation of any organization from a democratic society to a hierarchical corporation. This course will examine the process of giving and evaluating reasons in a wide variety of situations including politics, business, science, sports and entertainment. Students will learn to create persuasive arguments, recognize rhetorical strategies and evaluate argumentative discourse with an emphasis on encouraging students to participate in discussions that affect their own lives and interests.
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When we sit down to watch a movie, we take in communication and behaviors that both reflect and shape our real-world communication and behaviors. But in the end, is what we see on the screen real or not? Are we seeing true cultural and social evidence, or are we seeing a stylized representation of reality? This course examines theories and concepts in communication studies in the domain of the popular medium of film. As film is its own form of communication, this course explores how it influences our everyday communication in a variety of contexts, while analyzing different aspects of communication studies, which may include intrapersonal communication, relational communication, group communication and organizational communication, intercultural communication, as well as public address. This course is presented in a five-week format (along with others during each academic term), to provide more flexible course schedule options. Each quarter, students can take one or two intensive Saturday courses that meet for six hours, in addition to the regularly scheduled weeknight courses. This course, COMM ST 395-CN, meets for five Saturdays from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm: 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 12/5, and 12/12. There is no class meeting 11/28 due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Its companion course, COMM ST 102-CN, meets the preceding five Saturdays, between September 26 and October 24. In this format, there is no class meeting for either course on Saturday, October 31. Enrollment in both courses is not required.
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This course provides a general introduction to theory and research concerning health-related persuasion, especially in the context of health communication campaigns. The course covers leading theoretical frameworks that have guided health persuasion research and practice (e.g., the transtheoretical model) and research concerning health communication campaigns (campaign planning, execution, and evaluation). Students will complete a substantial research paper and contribute to class discussion of readings. Some prior exposure to general persuasion theory and research (e.g., Communication Studies 205 or equivalent) will be essential
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This course will review major developments in the discursive constitution of the Âaudience and, at the same time, revisit the question of media effects. We will read a number of classic texts on the subject (including pieces by Adorno and Horkheimer, Benjamin, Stuart Hall, and others) and then consider how the problems that troubled them continue to bedevil contemporary media researchers and others preoccupied with the impact of cultural forms. As part of our inquiry, we will take up questions about the temporalities of social and political change and the way both are routed through the production of historically and socially specific subjects. More specifically, we will focus on the question of long-term change and the role that media-generated affect has in enabling such change. We will discuss a number of concrete and applied approaches to these problems (works by Annette Kuhn, Stuart Hall and the Birmingham collective, and D. H. Miller, for example) and some recent work on affect by Sarah Ahmed, Lauren Berlant, and Kathleen Stewart. Finally, we will read some recent work on zines and underground culture in the 90s.
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This course concerns itself with the production and appreciation of public speech. A student-centered approach to public speaking with emphasis on improving speaking skills. Role-playing, class discussion, laboratory experiences, and speaking performances; social-psychological aspects of public speaking. Enrollment is limited. May not be audited.
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This course examines group/team decision-making in organizations through a survey of research about these and related topics. Students use the research discussed in the course to develop their own collective decisions. The course has strong participation and experiential components, including working on a collective team for a variety of projects during the quarter to process, utilize, analyze, and appraise the research. The most important thing to remember about this course is that collective decision-making equals group/team work. This course is not a traditional course per se, but is based on experiential learning. In each of these areas, students are first introduced to the concepts and theories of team decision-making. Then students are asked to apply these ideas both in-class and out-of-class in order to observe these concepts, to achieve the skills related to these ideas, and to analyze these theories, concepts, and skills for future use.
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Argumentation is the study of effective reasoning. It considers how people give reasons to justify their acts, beliefs, attitudes, and values, and to influence the thought and action of others. This course explores how to analyze and evaluate arguments as well as how to construct and challenge arguments in interpersonal settings, in the public forum, and in the mass media.
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This course presents advanced concepts and techniques for defining and analyzing organizational problems. A unique, multiple-perspective model of organizational communication will be developed through lectures and students' homework assignments. Students will use published case studies to apply the concepts and models taught and discussed in lectures. This course is designed to prepare students to recognize and work with problems they may encounter when taking on responsibilities in professional and business organizations.
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The course concerns the process of bargaining and negotiation. Theories developed in the social sciences concerning these processes will be discussed with the specific goal of generating empirical research focusing on the role of communication in bargaining and negotiation.
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This course focuses on theories of opinion formation, opinion measurement, and opinion change. Among the topics we will discuss are: the meaning of public opinion in different historical epochs; the relationships among mass media, public opinion, and public policy; and the role of public opinion polls in democracy.
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An overview of the family from a communication systems perspective. Focus is placed on topics such as multi-generational interaction patterns, intimacy, conflict, decision making, environmental/cultural factors and enrichment. A wide range of family forms will be discussed.
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History of mapmaking in Western society, along with survey of aerial photography, satellite imagery, GPS and GIS technologies. Map use in imperialism, journalism, marketing, and politics. Interpreting maps as texts by examining perspective, projection, scale, colors, symbols, and data portrayed. Debates about objectivity in mapping and use of geospatial technology in surveillance.
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