How can we think productively about the media – the industries that produce it, the audiences that receive it, the representations circulated by it, and the social, cultural, and political impact...
All media were once “new media.” This course investigates what it meant for societies – their political decision-making, their cultures, their economic systems, and the individuals within them –...
This course examines U.S. broadcasting in historical perspective, not only as an industry, but also as a vital component of American culture and everyday life. We will examine the technological...
The Civil Rights Movement benefited from and, to a significant extent, required attention from national media in order to achieve its political and social objectives. How did the media respond to...
The presidency of John F. Kennedy spanned less than three years, yet the Kennedy era continues to live on powerfully in the American imagination almost fifty years after his January 1961...
