Communication 397GM - ST-Global Media Flows

Fall
2018
01
3.00
Seyram Avle
TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
UMass Amherst
80935
Machmer Hall room W-24
savle@umass.edu
From K-pop to Hiplife, Bollywood to Nollywood, Big Brother to the World Cup, media finds transnational and diasporic audiences around the world and are remade, re-used, and remixed. This course will unpack theories of globalization and other processes facilitating the cross-border flow of various media. Case studies and assignments will be focused on the production, distribution, and reception of entertainment media from different parts of the world.
Open to Senior and Junior Communication majors only.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.