Communication 492M - S-MediaSolidarities/GlblCrisis

We live in an age of ongoing global protest, growing authoritarianism, and permanent conflict and crisis in both advanced liberal democracies in the West and fragile states in the global South. This class reflects on the normative ideals that media institutions, producers and users should uphold to foster ethical relationships of responsibility and hospitality toward marginalized communities. Applying normative media theory (Chouliaraki, Peters, Silverstone, etc.) to case studies of war reporting, development agency fundraising campaigns, and humanitarian technologies in disaster zones, we consider the emerging, fleeting, and ever-changing forms of global solidarities in mediated environments.

Open to Senior and Junior Communication majors only.