IDPT 19920 - Comics, Clickbait and Consumer Culture, Comics, Clickbait and Consumer Culture

Course Credit: 0.5
Maximum Credit: 0

Comics, Clickbait and Consumer Culture: Media and Everyday Life This course examines the media as a social institution by providing an overview of print, electronic and digital media forms. It reviews the role of media, film and advertising industries in society and the ways in which they collectively influence local, national and global cultures. Therefore, this course provides media literacy and criticism skills. As it considers the role that media plays in various disciplines in the humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences, the course also serves as an introduction to multi-disciplinary thinking. The course will focus on four distinct but interrelated areas: (1) Visual communication, culture and storytelling (we will examine topics ranging from comics and graphic texts to the links between visual culture and science); (2) Film aesthetic and film industry; (3) Advertising and consumer culture (we will examine topics ranging from the role of advertising in our culture to online shopping); and (4) Social media. S/NC