COMM 665 - Identity and Difference in Media

Units: 4
Examines the construction and deployment of identity in and through electronic media. Takes up theories of difference, such as intersectionality, disidentification and homonormativity. Emphasizes marginality, border-crossings, transgression, and critical examinations of oppression and resistance.

Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Read and analyze media texts to assess difference on the basis of race, gender, sexuality, class, ability, and other social categories.
Use theory to evaluate the connections between media representation and issues of power and privilege, including the influence of media industries’ economic imperatives and working norms on representation.
Formulate and justify theory-based arguments about the relationships between identity construction and media production.
Demonstrate results of original research in the communication discipline/field through presentation in written, oral, or mediated formats.