JRLC 5040/7040.
Law of Mass Communication.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMMUNICATION LAW.
Undergraduate prerequisite: (ADPR 3100 or ADPR 3100H or ADPR 3850 or ADPR 3850H or JOUR 3310 or TELE 3010 or TELE 3010H) and permission of school.
First Amendment principles and communication law affecting print, telecommunications, advertising, and public relations.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
JRLC(LACS) 5060.
Telenovelas, Culture, and Society.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: TELENOVELAS & SOC.
Prerequisite: SPAN 2002.
Examination of the connections between media, culture, and
society as participants study the world's most watched television
genre: the Latin American telenovela. The class focuses on the
genre's contexts of production, consumption, regulation, and
globalization, and analyzes telenovelas as a public forum for the
negotiation of sociocultural issues.
JRLC 5080.
International Mass Communication.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTL. MASS COMM.
Prerequisite or corequisite: Permission of department.
Mass media of the world--what they are like, how they operate, and what impact they have. Philosophies of different systems will be compared, as well as efforts at development or regulation of these systems. Attention will be given to print and electronic media and to international news agencies.
Offered fall semester every year.
JRLC 5210.
Social Effects of Mass Communication.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: MASS COMM EFFECTS.
Prerequisite or corequisite: Permission of department.
Patterns of influence among mass communication and the individuals, organizations, and institutions in society. Current research and critical literature are analyzed in reviewing debates about claims of media effects, including socialization of children, formation of attitudes and values, promotion of social behaviors, and legitimation of power structures.
Offered spring semester every year.
JRLC 5400.
Race, Gender, and the Media.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: RACE/GENDER & MED.
Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Prerequisite or corequisite: Permission of department.
Relationship between men, women, and racial and ethnic minorities in the United States and the media. Includes discussions of representations in mass media (television, print media, advertising, and film); impact of representations on audiences; inequities in media professions and institutions; and alternative, feminist, and minority media.
Offered every year.
JRLC 5490/7490.
History of the Mass Media in the United States.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: U.S. MEDIA HISTORY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: Permission of department.
Mass media in the United States from the colonial period to the present. Special attention is given to newspapers, magazines, radio, and television and their relationship to the history and development of the nation.
Offered spring semester every year.