Communication 791B - S-Political Econ of Comm

What is political economy and how can it be applied to the study of media and (new) communication industries? This course is designed to introduce students to the intellectual history of the political economy of communication, and concludes with contemporary scholarship that reconsiders the structure-culture divide by applying transglocal frameworks such as transcultural political economy. Topics for discussion include: commodity formation; ownership and control patterns; the rise of the neoliberal state; consumer culture; transnational labor; and information technology & comparative media policy.

Open to Doctoral and Masters Communication students only. Communication Doctoral & Masters Graduate students OR permission of instructor