CMST 3RR3 – Race, Religion and Media
Developed and taught by Dr. Faiza Hirji, this 3-unit course examines historical constructions of different races and religions in the media, primarily film, television and the press, and asks how these constructions may manifest themselves in contemporary forms of media and in current events. Students will learn to deconstruct visual and written depictions across a variety of media.
Three hours; one term
Prerequisite(s): CMST 1A03, MEDIAART 1A03, MMEDIA 1A03, POLSCI 1AA3, POLSCI 2F03, PEACJUST 1A03 or PEACJUST 1VM3; and registration in Level III or above
Cross-list(s): PEACJUST 3RR3
CMST 3SC3 – Strategic Communications
Developed and taught by Dr. Terry Flynn, this 3-unit course is informed by community engagement principles and teaches students the key elements of strategic communications. In teams, they work with instructor-selected organizations to develop communications plans. At the end of the semester, teams present their plans to a panel of community and academic evaluators.
Three hours; one term
Prerequisite(s): CMST 2PR3 and registration in Level III or above.
CMST 3WC3 – World Cinemas: Critical Media Approaches
Developed and taught by Dr. Dilyana Mincheva, this 3-unit course takes a critical media studies approach to world cinema as a concept, critical media category, aesthetics, technology, and discursive repertoire of diverse global traditions. Categories like ‘transnational-‘, ‘hybrid-‘, ‘third-‘, and ‘accented’ cinema will be explored. Understanding cinema as part of a multinational system of communications networks, international co-productions, and festival distribution, the course integrates broader topics of colonialism, globalisation, diaspora, cinematic style, genre, visual culture and industry.
Three hours; one term
Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level III or above of a program in Communication Studies, Multimedia, Media Arts, Theatre & Film, Peace Studies or Global Peace and Social Justice