COMM 457 Converging Media

The emergence of social media platforms in contemporary American and an increasingly global society. Understanding of the role, effect, and ubiquitous nature of current media in the context of the history of mass media technologies such as radio, television, print, film, and the Internet. Student will learn strategies to analyze the media and (popular) culture and will generate creative content to contribute to the online dialog that draws us closer together as a community of media producers.