Information and Media in the Anglophone World

(2 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

At a time when the media landscape seems to be changing by the minute, the purpose of this class is twofold. On the one hand, it is intended to provide tools and concepts that can help understand the evolution of the news media in the United States from a historical perspective. On the other hand, it will help (re) familiarize students with traditional newsmedia (newspapers, magazines), alongside new technologies and cultures of information. The class will be mainly organized in a reading and discussion workshop format, and rely on news databases available through the university library. Background readings will also be included to provide context for class activities.