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Examines the ways in which images circulate and persuade in contemporary media cultures. Investigates several different cultural objects and practices including: film, television, advertising, public spaces, and new media. Organized topically. Goals are to: 1) develop a vocabulary for studying popular cultural and political images (audiovisual narrative forms); 2) consider the socio-political implications of (seemingly apolitical) representational practices; and 3) consider the social, epistemological, and civic importance of visual culture in late twentieth and early twentyfirst century.
This course will examine the hows and whys by which visual cultural products circulate, attempt to persuade audiences, and have effects in contemporary media cultures. These include: film, television, advertising, public spaces, photojournalism, and new media The course answers the question: How do images, audio-visual products, and their place in media cultures shape us as individuals, groups, or nations?
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