CMN 529

Fall 2023 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 21-Dec 6

Seminar Communication Theory

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Credit: 4 hours.

Special topics in communication theory and research.

May be repeated to a maximum of 16 hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

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CMN 529 class schedule data for fall 2023
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
53578	Lecture-Discussion	1	2:00PM -4:50PM	T	4103 Lincoln Hall	Gipson, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Section Title: Race, Gender & Digital Studies Section Info: This class will focus on the socially constructed concepts of race and gender, and how they shape aspects of the digital world. We will focus specifically on scholarship produced by researchers within the emergent field of Critical Race and Digital Studies such as Safiya Noble, Sarah J. Jackson, Ruha Benjamin, Charlton McIlwain, Andre Brock, Catherine Knight Stele and a host of other scholars who come from traditionally marginalized backgrounds. The syllabus will cover scholarship from the areas' origins in the 1990s and will extend to recent scholarship. This class is appropriate for anyone who is interested in learning how critical race theory (CRT), gender studies, Black Feminist Thought, feminist STS, etc. can be applied to studying various media forms and information. Enrollment in this course is restricted to graduate students in Communication. For students outside Communication, contact the instructor for permission to register. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
53576	Lecture-Discussion	2	2:00PM -4:50PM	T	4007 Lincoln Hall	Guntzviller, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Section Title: Social Support Section Info: This graduate seminar will explore social support (the emotional and instrumental assistance people receive from friends, family, coworkers, and others). We will examine social support research and theory from a communication perspective, while also providing a brief overview of other perspectives (e.g., psychology, sociology). This seminar focuses on identifying and understanding how supportive communication contributes to psychological, physical, health, and social outcomes. We will consider both how support is communicated and how people develop a sense of being supported. We will discuss theoretical perspectives on the content of supportive messages (e.g., what makes a “good” supportive message?), the structure of supportive interactions, and the properties of supportive relationships. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
53577	Lecture-Discussion	3	2:00PM -4:50PM	M	4007 Lincoln Hall	O'Gorman, N	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Section Title: Comm & Democratic Theory Section Info: This graduate seminar will introduce students to the historical and cultural range of thinking about the relationship between communication and democracy. Organized around key readings, the seminar will explore fundamental questions like: What forms of communication bolster democracy? Which undermine it? What forms of debate, deliberation, and/or dialogue are necessary for the survival of democracies? How do anti-democratic ideological constructs around race and class depend upon or otherwise exploit democratic modes of communication? Since these questions are perennial, will read some texts that are very old and others that are relatively new. Throughout we will try to better understand the intimate, and often intricate, theoretical and practical connections between communication and democracy. In addition to regular readings and responses, students will be expected to write a seminar paper. As its focus is broadly relevant, this seminar is open to all communication graduate students in any area of study. Students outside the Department of Communication should ask permission of the instructor before enrolling. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
53579	Lecture-Discussion	4	2:00PM -4:50PM	W	4007 Lincoln Hall	Dixon, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Section Title: Mass Media & the Individual Section Info: This course provides students with a broad introduction to theory and research on mass communication and the audience. The seminar’s two main goals are (1) to introduce you to some of the major theoretical approaches to research on the social psychological effects of mass media, and (2) to offer you a forum for developing and exercising basic skills in reading, understanding, and writing theoretical and empirical social scientific work. The seminar focuses primarily, though not exclusively, on communication and social psychological research conducted within a social scientific framework. You will encounter topics that have received a great deal of attention in the literature on mass communication uses and effects. Given time and practical constraints, however, only selected topics can be included. This course is intended to provide a solid foundation for you to build upon in your subsequent coursework and research trajectory. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
53580	Lecture-Discussion	5	2:00PM -4:50PM	R	4007 Lincoln Hall	Van Duyn, E	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Section Title: Communication & Public Opinion Section Info: In this seminar, we will explore questions about communication, the media, and public opinion. We will cover historical work on public opinion that addresses what public opinion is and how it is constructed. We will question how public opinion is formed, how it is structured, and how it can change. We also will explore how public opinion functions in a democratic system. Special emphasis will be placed on investigating how communication and media shape, and are shaped by, public opinion. Theoretical and empirical research from political science, sociology, social psychology, and communication will be discussed. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.