Global Media and Finance

(4 Credits)

This course leads the students to form a critical understanding of the media and communication dynamics that orient the flow of financial capital. The class will navigate the conjuncture of media and finance through the combination of theoretical training and analyses of empirical cases. We will look at financial activities both at the individual and firm levels, including stock market investment, financial management, home mortgages, student loans, credit scores, retirement funds, and micro-finance. We take three approaches to the media-finance encounter: media &communication studies, science & technology studies (STS), and political economy. We will analyze the events and cases pertinent to the communication of financial information via information network, interfaces, and media platforms. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above. Fulfillment: IMB major IMA/IMB elective.