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COMM 401

Special Topics in Communication

Recent topics have included Public Relations, Conflict Resolution, American Theatre and the Vietnam War, Human Communication Theory, American Film and Culture and Writing for Stage, Screen and TV. This course number may be repeated for credit with different topics.

Distribution Area Prerequisites Credits
1/2-1 course

Spring Semester information

Kevin Howley

401A: Tps:Social Justice Media: Theory & Praxis

This course considers the impact and efficacy of social justice media in the 21st century. Tracing the historical development of documentary media and activist practice, the course aims to demonstrate the theoretical and practical dimensions of social change communication including, but not limited to networked cultural production, distribution, and reception. Drawing on literature in cultural theory, communication, and conflict studies, the course explores documentary's potential for resisting neoliberal orthodoxies in higher education, public policy, and film theory. Throughout the semester, we explore the intersection of social justice movements, past and present, and social change media.


Fall Semester information

Kevin Howley

401A: Spec.Tps.:Communication