Markets, Media, and Meaning

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Overview

Subject area

COM

Catalog Number

3111

Course Title

Markets, Media, and Meaning

Description

In this course, we will try to understand the market economy as a form ofcommunication. We will examine the ways economic activities inform,persuade, invent, coerce, reward, punish, judge, unite, and divide individualsand groups. To do this, we will analyze examples from popular culture,including movies, TV shows, and news stories. Assignments will include shortpapers and a creative group project.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Requisites

035868

Course Schedule