Coth151-s12
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COTH 151: Mass Media in America
Blackboard
Log in to http://blackboard.western.edu to find homework assignments. All assignments are due at 11am Fridays.
Schedule
- Jan 9: About the course (policies, syllabus). What is mass media?
- Jan 11: Media and Culture
- Jan 13: Media and Culture
- Jan 16: No Class - MLK Day
- Jan 18: Introduction of History Project and Group Assignment
- Jan 20: Technology of Mass Communication
- Jan 23: Media Theory - McLuhan
- Jan 25: Media Theory
- Jan 27: Media Theory - Convergence
- Jan 30: Net and Repression
- Feb 1: History Presentation: Books
- Feb 3: History Presentation: Newspapers and Journalism
- Feb 6: History Presentation: Music
- Feb 8: History Presentation: Radio
- Feb 10: History Presentation: Television
- Feb 13: History Presentation: Magazines
- Feb 15: History Presentation: Film
- Feb 17: History Presentation: Television
- Feb 20: No Class - President's Day
- Feb 22: History Presentation: Comics
- Feb 24: History Presentation: Gaming
- Feb 27: History Presentation: Advertising
- Feb 29: QUIZ & Final Project Assignment Discussion
- Mar 2: Group Project/Discussion
- Mar 5: Radio - Dr. Terry Schliesman
- Mar 7: Media Literacy
- Mar 9: The Electronic Library - Nancy Gauss
- Mar 12: Copyright and Remix
- Mar 14: Buying the War - Dr. Maria Struble
- Mar 16: MEET IN LIBRARY 101 - Media Literacy
* March 19-23 No Classes, Spring Break
- Mar 26: The Electronic Library - Renee Barney
- Mar 28: Net Neutrality
- Mar 30: Free Speech
- April 2: Video Project Workshop
- April 4: SOPA / PIPA
- April 6: Meetings with Video Mentor
- April 9: Meetings with Video Mentor
- April 11: What News Matters?
- April 13: Video Project
- April 16: Video Project
- April 18: Video Project
- April 20: Video Project
- April 23: Video Project
- April 25: Video Project
- April 27: Video Project
- April 30: Final Exam Review
- May 2: Final exam 10:30-12:30 in Taylor 228
