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New Media, Identity & Self

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
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TBA		 Online 3 $1398 (guest students)
$1584 (current students)
Date
-
Time
TBA
Location
Online
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1398 (guest students)
$1584 (current 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.

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Course Details

Session

Summer Session 3, 13 weeks

Class Dates

-

Location

Online

Enrolled / Capacity

0 / 30

Status

Closed

Instructor

Staff

Tuition*

$1398 (guest students)
$1584 (current students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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