New Media and Society

This course may be used to satisfy one of four electives required within the Communication major.This course surveys and explores new media and interactive communication technologies from a historical and critical perspective. Course content includes theories that explain contemporary social and economic formations influencing the emergence of the Internet and digital applications, including: convergence of user communities, film and television and mediated communication, post-human approaches, computer games, virtual reality, robotics, social media, militarization, business concerns and public policy debates. The course offers students the opportunity to analyze and reflect on research about the impact of media, especially the implications of digital innovations for society.