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This seminar will examine the dynamics of mediated political communication
by offering a sampling of perspectives on media in relation to
institutionalized hierarchies of political and cultural authority. As the
study of media, politics, and culture are large and sprawling in their
ambitions, the study of mediated politics contains a great deal within its
bounds. Accordingly, I refer to “sampling” rather than “an overview” of
perspectives. This means balancing classical texts and topics with
contemporary ones, theoretical readings with empirical ones, and
explicitly sociological pieces with ones drawn from political science,
feminist studies, and digital/social media research. Students will be
expected to actively engage with one another in exploring key questions
regarding what elements of politics and policy are being altered by newer
digital communication and information technologies, what elements are left
unchanged, and what role(s) citizens and governments can play in the
process. The course will be conducted in English.
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