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This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.
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Prof. Mia Consalvo
CMS.100
Fall 2010
Undergraduate
This course offers an overview of the social, cultural, political, and economic impact of mediated communication on modern culture. Combines critical discussions with experiments working with different media. Media covered include radio, television, film, the printed word, and digital technologies. Topics include the nature and function of media, core media institutions, and media in transition.
Mia Consalvo. CMS.100 Introduction to Media Studies, Fall 2010. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare), https://ocw.mit.edu (Accessed). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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