Print Culture Courses—Summer 2011
Communication Arts 374: The Rhetoric of Religion. (Crosslisted with Religious Studies). Rhetorical character of religious controversy and sectarian persuasion in Western religion. (Robert Howard)
Communication Arts 458: Global Media Cultures. Analysis of media systems, practices and uses from a global perspective. (Matthew Sienkiewicz)
Communication Arts 617: Health Communication in the Information Age. (Crosslisted with Journalism, Life Sciences Communication, Family and Consumer Communications). This course will examine the role of communication in health, how the revolution in information technology has affected health communication, and the assumptions about health information and communication that drive current efforts to use technologies. (Gayathri Sivakumar)
Gender and Women’s Studies 421: Constructions of Gender in the Media. Portrayal of women and men in the various mass media, including film, television, radio, newspapers, and magazines. Institutional and structural explanations for the social role stereotyping that exists in the media. Effects on society of stereotyping in the mass media. (Julie D’Acci)
History 412: History of American Education. (Crosslisted with Educational Policy Studies). Place and function of educational endeavors and institutions in American society and among particular groups, such as Native Americans, Blacks, the poor, and immigrants. (Michael Fultz)
Print and Digital Culture Courses—Fall 2011
Afro-American 672: Selected Topics in Afro-American Literature: Topic: Black Women's Autobiography. (Crosslisted with English) 3 cr. An intensive analysis of specific themes in the Afro-American experience. (Tracy Curtis)
American Indian 450: Issues in American Indian Studies: Topic: American Indian Autobiography. (Kay Yandell)
Communication Arts 346: Critical Internet Studies. Traces the Internet's history, reception, audience, industries, rhetorics, fictional and filmic narratives, and potential as a purveyor and transmitter of culture and values.
Communication Arts 612: Special Topics in Communication Science: Topic: Psychology of Online Communication. Specialized subject matter of current interest in communication theory and research. (Catalina Toma)
Communication Arts 612: Special Topics in Communication Science: Topic: New Media and Politics. Specialized subject matter of current interest in communication theory and research. (Michael Xenos)
Educational Policy Studies 412: History of American Education. (Crosslisted with History). Place and function of educational endeavors and institutions in American society and among particular groups, such as native Americans, Blacks, the poor, and immigrants. (Adam Nelson)
Educational Policy Studies 505 Issues in Urban Education. Urban education and its relationship to developing political, social, and economic factors. (Michael Fultz)
English 591: Ethnic & Multicultural Literature: Topic: Race and Sexuality in American Literature. (Sarah Anderson)
English 702: Perspectives on Literacy. Social, historical, and educational perspectives on literacy and literacy learning. This course will focus on the emergence and sustainability of “literacy studies” as an area of emphasis in the field of composition and rhetoric. While research and practice about the teaching of writing remains the central organizing principle in the discipline, studies of literacy practices (ranging from individuals to socially/politically/ culturally arranged groups to larger communities) have gained more attention in the discourses/discussions of our field. This course will examine definitions and applications of literacy and its various formations (e.g., literacy practices, literacy events, etc.). We will also consider how writing practices are subsumed under the broader term of literacy and what pressures and complications arise out of interdisciplinary research (by methodological approaches to the study of literacy in the community. (Morris Young).
English 802: The English Victorian Period: Topic: 19th Century Transatlantic Popular Print Culture. (Susan Bernstein)
History 560: History of Mass Communication. (Crosslisted with Journalism). Evolution of the mass media in the United States in the context of political, social, and economic change. (Stephen Vaughn,)
History 919: Seminar-History of Mass Communication. (Crosslisted with Journalism). Seminar in the history of mass communication in which students are expected to produce original research based on primary documents. (James L. Baughman)
Journalism 669: Literary Aspects of Journalism. Critical reading of the best reporting and writing. American journalistic writing since Twain. (James L. Baughman)
Journalism 829: Political Communication. (Crosslisted with Political Science). This course examines the role of communication in American politics. Topics covered include the communication of politics (e.g., communication by politics elites, effects of mass media and interpersonal communication on political attitudes) as well as the politics of communications (regulation of political communication, policy issues, etc.). (Katherine Walsh)
Journalism 880: Topics in Mass Communication: Topic: Integrated Media Storytelling. (Crosslisted with Life Sciences Communication). In-depth investigation of a specific topic in mass communication. (Susan Robinson)
Library and Information Studies 569: History of American Librarianship. (Crosslisted with History). Development of American librarianship from Colonial times to the present, with special reference to the relationship of library institutions to their contemporary social, economic, cultural and political environments. (Christine Pawley)
Library and Information Studies 570: History of Books and Print Culture. (Crosslisted with History, Journ) 3 cr. History of books and print culture in the West from ancient times to the present. Focus on the influence of reading and writing on social, cultural, and intellectual life. Methodologies, theories, and sources for study of book and print culture history. (Madge H. Klais)
Library and Information Studies 622: Children’s Literature. Traditional sources to the present; criticism and evaluation; contemporary trends and issues. Techniques of reading guidance in school or public library in relationship to developmental interests, needs and skills of children.
Library and Information Studies 629: Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults. Focus on literature written or illustrated by U.S. citizens or residents which depicts people of color both within and outside the U.S. Emphasis on literature of past fifteen years with comparison to earlier literature.
Library and Information Studies 644: Digital Tools, Trends and Debates. Overview of information and communications technologies, digital media, and standards in relationship to information agencies, within the context of current societal controversies. Promotes technical knowledge of ICT and critical analysis of controversies surrounding ICT development, use and modification. (Dorthea Salo)
Library and Information Studies 879: Digital Libraries. Technologies and other related topics/issues in developing and maintaining digital libraries. Covers digitization and organization of information, user-centered systems design and evaluation, public services, funding, and so on. (Sunny Kim)
Medieval Studies 753: Medieval Literature: Topic: Medieval Media Studies. (Jordan Zweck)
Political Science 565: History of American Political Thought. The intellectual origins and evolution of American political thought as seen through the lens of leading politicians, novelists and social critics from the Puritans to the Civil War; consideration of the central tensions of American political thought from a contemporary perspective.