COMM 4530U Media Activism and Protest Cultures

What is the relationship between activism and media technologies? Can the arts catalyze protest? How can media and the arts be used to disrupt the status quo, and effect social change? This course is about the history, theory, and methods of media activism and protest arts and cultures. Designed for students interested in media and arts for protest and change-making, the course examines diverse forms of alternative and community media, from analog to digital and social media, through a survey of select cases and events.