Global Communication

Through a study of multidimensional perspectives, a framework will be established for the appreciation of the immense scope, disparity, and complexity of the rapidly evolving field of global communication. Students will be encouraged to critically assess shifts in national, regional, and international media patterns of production, distribution, and consumption in the larger context of globalization. Essential concepts of international communication will be examined, including trends in national and global media consolidation, cultural implications of globalization, international broadcasting, information flow, international communication law and regulation, and trends in communication and information technologies. This course aims to bring together diverse issues and perspectives in the rapidly evolving and changing area of international/global communication.