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COM 327 – Spring 2014

COM 327 – Spring 2014. Critical Approaches to Communications Media Tuesdays & Thursdays 11 :45 – 1:00 Caldwell G108 Instructor: Nick Taylor ( nttaylor@ncsu.edu ) Office hrs : By appt. 225 Winston Hall. Policy on technology during class:. Computers (incl. tablets): (^_^).

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COM 327 – Spring 2014

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  1. COM 327 – Spring 2014 Critical Approaches to Communications Media Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:45 – 1:00 Caldwell G108 Instructor: Nick Taylor (nttaylor@ncsu.edu) Office hrs: By appt. 225 Winston Hall

  2. Policy on technology during class: Computers (incl. tablets): (^_^) Cellphones (partic. smartphones): (¬_¬)

  3. What does a “critical” approach entail? NOT conspiracy theory. Tracy Jordan “Affirmative action was designed to keep women and minorities in competition with each other to distract us while white dudes inject AIDS into our chicken nuggets”

  4. What does a “critical” approach to media entail? NOT “criticism”.

  5. What does a “critical” approach entail? NOT “media effects”.

  6. What does a “critical” approach entail? NOT “media effects”.

  7. POWER How is power exercised through media? To what end? By whom, to whom?

  8. The power to own

  9. The power to (mass) produce

  10. The power to portray

  11. The power to participate

  12. The power to watch (and record)

  13. The power to watch (and record)

  14. The power to express dissent

  15. the power to disrupt power

  16. Form into groups based on rows Take 5-10 minutes to answer: When – and how – do you feel like things are beyond your control with regards to media & technology? OR What makes you upset/worried about media & technology?

  17. For Thursday, January 10 • We will start QUIZZES on Thursday!

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