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Journalism
Noncredit
Examines the relationship between the media and social constructions of race, gender, and class, both in the U.S. and within a global context. Topics include biases and assumptions in print and visual media; representations of masculinity and femininity; and the media’s role in creating and reinforcing ideas, symbols, and ideologies within cultures. Text analysis includes newspapers, magazine articles, cartoons, television, movies, and advertising.
Term Dates: Monday, August 24 - Friday, December 11
Meeting Times: Wed @ 08:00 AM-11:40 AM
Instructor: Breen, Virginia
Type of Instruction: Traditional
Prereq:
Cost: $
Noncredit
Examines the historical, philosophical, and legal bases for freedom of speech and of the press in the U.S. and the practical application of these principles to print, broadcast, and online media today. Topics include the First Amendment, libel, privacy, government regulation, news gathering, and journalism ethics. Not recommended for freshmen or sophomores.
Term Dates: Monday, August 24 - Friday, December 11
Meeting Times: Mon Thu @ 12:30 PM-02:10 PM
Instructor: Daly, Ross
Type of Instruction: Traditional
Prereq:
Cost: $625
Noncredit
Students look at the evolution of long-form journalism of postwar America, roughly defined as 1946–1980. Works include Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, John Hersey’s Hiroshima, and the magazine writing of Lillian Ross, Alex Haley, Joan Didion, and Gay Talese. The class also explores more recent authors, such as Isabel Wilkerson and Rachel Aviv, and the influences of the digital age.
Term Dates: Monday, August 24 - Friday, December 11
Meeting Times: Wed @ 03:00 PM-06:40 PM
Instructor: Salomon, Andrew
Type of Instruction: Traditional
Prereq:
Cost: $625
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