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COMS 435. Advanced Issues in Media Governance.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Art History & Communications (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

This seminar examines current/emergent scholarship about policy debates and issues related to electronic media worldwide. Topics vary; they include but are not limited to Internet Governance, Electronic Privacy/Surveillance, Access to Information/Knowledge, Media Diversity, Community and Social Justice Media, Communication Rights and Freedom of Expression, and Civil Society Policy Advocacy.
  • Prerequisites: Successful completion of COMS 200, COMS 210 or COMS 230.
  • Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken COMS 493.

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