Communication 494GI - S-Media & Constructn of Gender

This Communication course draws on research and theory in communication, psychology, sociology, gender and cultural studies, education, and anthropology to examine how various forms of media shape our understandings of ourselves and others as gendered beings. We will discuss how media messages not only influence our behaviors, but also permeate our very senses of who we are from early childhood. Through a critical examination of fairy tales, text books, advertisements, magazines, television, movies, and music, students will explore the meanings and impacts of gendered messages as they weave with cultural discourses about race, class, sexuality, disability, age, and culture. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BA-Comm majors.

Open to Senior and Junior Communication majors only. COMM 121 and COMM 288 are strongly recommended before taking this course. Formerly numbered COMM 491A. If you have taken COMM 491A, you cannot take this course. This course serves as an Integrative Experience (IE) requirement for BA-COMM majors.