COMM 111 - Mass Media History

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This course examines the technological advances and paradigm
shifts in human communication from antiquity to the contemporary digital landscape.
Beginning with ancient forms of communication andending in the present with emerging
digital platforms, emphasis will be placed on the evolution of media in parallel with social,
cultural, and political developments from a multicultural and global perspective. Themes
explored include the relationship between media and culture, the role of regulation in the
shaping of how the media develop, and the role ofthe media in shaping and maintaining the
public sphere. The value of technical innovationsin the communication landscape is weighed
against systems of control over the disseminationof information and unintended
consequences of innovation in communication technologies are explored.

Previously listed as JOUR 101. Fall. (Group I)