COMM 304 Global Media Studies
This course examines the emergence of transnational media corporations, the effects of new communication technologies on and in culture and public life, and the cross-cultural impact of global media. These phenomena are examined from a variety of critical perspectives such as: cultural imperialism, modernization, postcolonialism, localism/globalism, and the political economy of transnational media industries. The class promotes the virtue and importance of understanding contemporary media and culture from an international perspective.