Tomorrow’s lecture will serve as a transition of sorts to discussions of how media and communications technologies affect the world in which we live. The reading will be the second half of Domic Boyer’s Understanding Media. While reading, watch out…
Lecture 3.2 (13 Aug)
For tomorrow we will be reading Daniel Hallin’s “Commercialism and Professionalism in the American News Media.” Hallin is a professor in our department. Here are some things to think about when reading the piece: What do you think makes for…
Lecture 3.1 (12 Aug)
For tomorrow you will be reading a selection from Michael Schudson’s book Advertising, The Uneasy Persuasion: Its Dubious Impacts on American Society. (For those of you who don’t know, Schudson was a professor in our department until a couple years…
Lecture 2.2
For Monday, here are the links to the “readings:” Required: On the Media (radio show) “The Shifting State of Internet Governance” Roni Jacobson, “Nobody is Neutral When It Comes to Net Neutrality” Whitney Erin Boesel “Almost Everything You Wanted to…
Videos from Week 1
So we watched several videos this week, and I’m posting the links here in case you want to view them again. In the case of the McLuhan video I strongly suggest you view it again (hint, hint). Marshall McLuhan Interview…
Blog assignment
Please review the prompt for the Blog assignment The basics: Write a post for the blog. Follow the conventions of blogging (e.g. use hyperlinks, tags, etc.). You may be wondering, What should I write about? Well, it’s up to…
Lecture 2.1
For Thursday’s lecture I’ve assigned Jürgen Habermas’s famous essay “The Public Sphere: An Encyclopedia Article.” As you follow the his history of the public sphere, look out for and think about a couple things. What were the social conditions that…
Media Diary assignments
Sorry for posting this late. You should already be working on it. Please review the prompt for the media diary. The basics: Record all media use Tuesday morning to Friday night. Write a three page reflection of your media use…
Lecture 1.3 (update)
For Wednesday’s lecture we’ll be finishing up on Marshall McLuhan and Understanding Media and moving on to discussing the early history of communications research. Some things to look for in the Czitrom selection you’ll be reading: Pay attention to the…
Lecture 1.2
For tomorrow you will be reading the first half of Dominc Boyer’s Understanding Media. Here are some things to think about and look for to help guide your reading. Look for the historical continuity in McLuhan’s claim the “the medium…