The syllabi are provided to give you an understanding of the particular instructors' approach to the courses and is therefore subject to change from semester to semester. This course is an introduction to the study of communication as a process. The course will fundamentally address the ways in which communication processes are related to questions of Intention, Interpretation, Effective Action, Power, and Ethics. Stress will be placed on the discussion and critical appreciation of various sorts of social practices, discourses, and texts.
Communication Processes in a mass-mediated age.
To interrogate our received views regarding the nature of communication. To study the relationship between communication and our social understanding of reality, truth, knowledge, power, identity and difference. To enhance our understanding of our own role in communication processes. To apply theoretical perspectives to the critical reading of texts, discourses, and practices. Policies You are expected to be engaged in class discussions and to study all assigned readings by the due date.