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COMM 340 - Gender and the Media
Fall 2022, Section 001
Instruction Mode: Section 001 is  In Person (see other Sections below)
Subject: Communication and Media (COMM)
Department: LSA Communication and Media
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Details

Credits:
4
Requirements & Distribution:
HU
Advisory Prerequisites:
COMM 101 strongly advised.
Repeatability:
May not be repeated for credit.
Primary Instructor:
Draper, Jimmy

Description

This course introduces the study of gender in contemporary U.S. media. It provides you with tools, strategies, and language to critically assess how creative industries construct and otherwise engage with ideas about gender and its intersections with sexuality, race, class, and disability. To do this, we apply concepts and theories to wide-ranging representations and discourses in media culture, from fashion ads and Instagram feeds to romantic comedies, memes, music videos, and more. Assignments offer opportunities for you to analyze media and topics of personal interest. 

Required Texts: Not Required

Class Format:

The course format is two lectures per week, in addition to one GSI-led discussion section per week.

Schedule

COMM 340 - Gender and the Media
Schedule Listing
001 (LEC)
 In Person
30060
Open
1
 
25
MW 2:30PM - 4:00PM3600 SKB
002 (DIS)
 In Person
30230
Closed
0
1Comm St Major
18
Th 3:00PM - 4:00PM2022 STB
003 (DIS)
 In Person
30231
Closed
0
 
3
F 11:00AM - 12:00PM2011 MLB
004 (DIS)
 In Person
30232
Closed
0
 
4
F 12:00PM - 1:00PM2200 SKB

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Syllabi

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