ClassInfo - Fall 2020 Communication Classes

Fall 2020 | COMM 8210 Section 001: Seminar: Selected Topics in U.S. Electronic Media -- Communication as Ritual (34015)

Instructor(s): Mark Pedelty
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:: 18 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: Completely Online
Class Attributes:: Topics Course
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020

Tue 02:30PM - 05:00PM

Off Campus

UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:: Open (6 of 20 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: Literature survey; evaluating research on topics; conducting independent research project on a particular topic. prereq: 5210 or instr consent; offered when feasible
Class Notes:: This course is completely online in a synchronous format. The course will meet online at the scheduled times.
Class Description:: From classic newsroom studies to online "virtual ethnographies," ethnography has taken on an important role in media studies. This seminar emphasizes a media anthropology approach to fieldwork, with comparative readings from cultural studies. The seminar will help students learn basic fieldwork methods, how to read ethnographic texts, as well as how to write ethnographically. Because a central goal of ethnographic research is to gain an intersubjective understanding of cultural processes, basic cultural theories will be introduced as well. The best way to learn ethnographic methods is through fieldwork. Therefore, each student will conduct an ethnographic research project in the local area or via immersive online research. Participant-observation fieldwork will provide an introduction to ethnographic methodology, material for class discussions, and data for the research paper. Students will be encouraged to conduct field research on topics related to their theses or dissertations, whenever possible.
Grading:: 50% Reports/Papers
30% Reflection Papers
10% In-class Presentations
10% Class Participation Other Grading Information: Each student will facilitate one reading as well
Class Format:: 5% Lecture
5% Film/Video
60% Discussion
10% Small Group Activities
15% Student Presentations
5% Guest Speakers
Workload:: 50 Pages Reading Per Week
20 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Paper(s)
1 Presentation(s)
1 Special Project(s)
1 Book Report(s)
Other Workload: A one-page reading reaction paper is due each week, as well as a seminar research paper due in increments over the course of the semester
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34015/1209
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 1 June 2012

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