Media and Revolution: CEERES Signature Course

Undergraduate / Graduate

Through guest lectures and case studies, this course will explore the relationship between contemporary media practices in Eastern Europe, Russia and Eurasia and the histories of communication and information technology in the USSR. One of the primary goals of the course will be to survey the current scholarship on tactics of disinformation and censorship coming out of the region and assess ways of understanding its origins and methods. The course is aimed at giving emerging scholars in different disciplines the means to engage critically with contemporary media practices. Enrollment by instructor consent only. Priority to graduate students with a focus on the CEERES region and reading competency in one of the languages of the region, but REES majors or minors in the Slavic department are also invited to contact the instructor for consent. This course is supported by the Center for Eastern Europe, Russia and Eurasia Studies and a development grant from the Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression.