MDIA 590

Spring 2026

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Credit: 2 TO 8 hours.

May be repeated in the same or in multiple semesters if topics vary.

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51949
Independent Study
ARRANGED
n.a.
Location Pending
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Special Approval:
Instructor Approval Required
Section Info:
In order to register for this course, students need to complete an Independent Study Form which can be found here: https://go.illinois.edu/GradIndependentStudy. Students must complete all sections of the form before it can be submitted for review by their participating instructor. Once the form has been reviewed and approved by the department, the student will receive further registration information via email from the College of Media Student Services Center.
68291
Lecture-Discussion
DL
3:30PM -6:20PM
T
336 Gregory Hall
Ciafone, A
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
Digital Lives
Section Info:
“Digital Lives”: This seminar explores how digital media shape our experiences across the human lifespan—from childhood and adolescence to adulthood, aging, and death. Drawing on interdisciplinary scholarship in media studies, sociology, and critical aging/age studies, students will examine how platforms mediate identity, labor, intimacy, care, and memory at different life stages. Topics include youth popular media and technology use, mediated work, online dating, aging and digital exclusion, histories of technological change and birth cohorts, and the politics of digital legacy. Through readings, media analysis, digital ethnography, and creative assignments, students will critically engage with the cultural narratives and technological infrastructures that structure life in the digital age. Meets with MACS 395 DL (60106).
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Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
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