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New Media, Identity & Self

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/3/24 - 12/13/24
MoWe 1p.m. – 2:15p.m.
Wheatley W01-0046 3 $1984 (guest students)
Date
9/3/24 - 12/13/24
Time
MoWe 1p.m. – 2:15p.m.
Location
Wheatley W01-0046
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1984 (guest students)

Description

This course examines individuals' exploration, construction, and expression of identity in a variety of new media spaces, and the impact of interactive media on the self and related variables. Course topics include selective self-presentation, social comparison, online self-disclosure, online disinhibition, virtual communities and support, and hashtag activism. Particular attention is devoted to exploring a variety of personal and social identities, including traditionally marginalized identities.

Prerequisites

COMM 200

This course is closed for registration.

Course Details