Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2022-23
ANTH 5020 - Media Anthropology
This course introduces media anthropology as a subfield within cultural anthropology and explores theoretical and ethnographic issues relevant to the study of media related practices in the social lives of living communities.
Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to identify fundamental themes and debates in media anthropology.
- Students will be able to explain key concepts and theories in media anthropology.
- Students will be able to describe and critically evaluate how anthropologists have responded to new media.
- Students will be able to design and conduct a micro-ethnography focusing on media texts and practices.
- Students will be able to analyze and interpret collected media texts and practices from a clearly defined anthropological perspective.
- Students will be able to combine media forms in an accessible and engaging media ethnography.
- Students will be able to prepare a draft of a publishable article following the conventions and requirements of a targeted academic journal.
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