Communication 121 - Intro to Media and Culture

This course considers how media and their surrounding economic and institutional frameworks affect cultural, political and ideological processes. The course introduces foundational theories of the media focusing on industries, technologies, media influence, meaning, and media audiences/users. Throughout the course we will consider how media influence our cultural assumptions regarding justice, identities (shaped by gender, racial identity, ethnicity, sexuality, and social class), and the nature of social life.

This course is open to Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors. COMM 121 is one of the five 100-level courses that can be used as prerequisites for applying to the major