Politics, Society, & the Mass Media

Texts

Canonical Readings Folder

• Media Ecology: McLuhan, Postman, Ong, etc.

Conceptual Foundations

• Understanding Media & Culture: Intro to Mass Communication

• Media Studies 101

Contemporary Perspectives on Tech / Epistemological Change

• Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

• The Social Dilemma (Netflix)

• Zizek on Ideology (video)

• Evan Davis on Information (video)

Assignments

Schedule

Learning Prompts / Learning Contract (for 1%)

Presentation Rubric // Grading // (sign-up sheet)

Midterm Test

Media Project guide and rubric // Annotation guide

Please submit all assignments to me by email.

Acknowledging AI: "This paper benefited from the use of [tool], an AI tool created by [company/ies], for [drafting examples; clarifying concepts; or whatever you used it for]."

Notes:

“Text” refers to chapter numbers in Understanding Media and Culture (Saylor) for basic definitions.

Hirst et al refers to chapters in Communication and New Media (supplementary) which are not assigned but will be referenced considerably in order to understand the Canadian media context

I would recommend focusing on the “text” for basic definitions and making sure you read the supplementary (“cannonical”) readings in media ecology. Media log submissions are required weekly but only to be handed in on Feb 11 and Apr 6 for review.