MCOM 120: Intro to Media and Communication

Introduction to Media and Communication examines forms of social connectivity the supplement, replace and enhance face to face communication. The course will ask how long standing understanding of society and social life have been transformed by what some have called the digital revolution. Among the topics covered will be: data marketing, social movements, love and romance, government, and surveillance in the global world. Throughout the class a key question raised will be the consequences of being left in or out of the digital revolution for people's lives.