COMM 2110U – Communication and Digital Media Theory: Keyworks

What is a theory? How do theories about communication and digital media interact with the way we think about, consume, and use all kinds of communication and digital media in society (e.g., movies, TV series, computers, social media sites, video games, augmented reality)? The course introduces students to communication and digital media theory and invites them to stand on the shoulders of their discipline and profession’s intellectual giants. Students learn what theory is and why it matters, assess the usefulness of theory, and apply theory through their own analysis and interpretation of a real world communication and digital media process, practice, or product. The ideas of select communication and digital media theory keyworks and foundational thinkers will be introduced, assessed and applied through studies of the 21st century world of communications and digital media.