Global Media and Communication
Overview
This course will cover selected key concepts from the following topics:
Globalization: Definitions and Debates
- Theorizing Globalization
- Global Transformations: Politics, Economics, and Culture
Perspectives in Global Media and Communication
- Propaganda and Realism
- The Cold War and Liberalism
- The Global Communication Order and Critical Theory
- Cultural Imperialism and Postcolonial Studies
- Global Media and Hybrid Cultures
- Cultural Influences from Around the Globe
- Canada vs the US: A Struggle for Cultural Identity
- Shifts in the Political, Economic and Cultural Landscape
Some or all of the folowing methods will be used:
- Lecture/seminar
- Media (including video and documentary film)
- Discussion of class readings and materials
- Student-provided materials
Students will be assessed using a variety of evaluations, such as
Case Study – 20%
Midterm Exam – 30%
Research Paper – 30%
Research Paper Presentation – 10%
Attendance and Participation – 10%
Total - 100%
Students who successfully complete this course will
- Develop an understanding of the major trends and challenges in global media and communication
- Identify appropriate theoretical frameworks by which to assess global media
- Apply these communication theories to an analysis of the global communication order
- Evaluate critically changes in the communication order over time as competing global media influences emerge
- Situate the changing cultural landscape within a broader shift in global power relations
An instructor-compiled coursepack and a course textbook in current edition, such as one of the following:
Daya Thussu (Ed.), International Communication: A Reader
Daya Thussu, International Communication: Continuity and Change
David Held and Anthony McGrew (Eds.), The Global Transformations Reader: An Introduction to the Globalization Debate
Requisites
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
Institution | Transfer Details for CMNS 2200 |
---|---|
Alexander College (ALEX) | ALEX ARTS 2XX (3) |
Athabasca University (AU) | AU CMNS 2XX (3) |
Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU CMNS 2XX (3) |
Coquitlam College (COQU) | COQU CMNS 2XX (3) |
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU COMM 2XXX (3) |
Langara College (LANG) | LANG CMNS 2XXX (3) |
Northern Lights College (NLC) | NLC COMM 2XX (3) |
Okanagan College (OC) | OC CMNS 110 (3) |
Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU CMNS 2XX (3) |
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU CMNS 2XXX (3) |
Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU COMM 2XX (3) |
University Canada West (UCW) | UCW COMM 2XX (3) |
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO CULT 2nd (3) |
University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV ARTS 2nd (3) |
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV MACS 2XX (3) |
University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC TS 200 (1.5) |