Spring 2016 - CMNS 802 G100
History of Communication Theory (5)
Class Number: 5473
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 5 – Apr 11, 2016: Fri, 9:30 a.m.–1:20 p.m.
Vancouver
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Instructor:
Rick Gruneau
gruneau@sfu.ca
778-782-3857
Office: HC-3557
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
A survey of classic works, issues and debates in communication theory.
COURSE DETAILS:
Overview:
This course explores the emergence and development of communication theory from the late 18th century to the present day. The course situates developments in communication theory in the context of the social, economic, political and cultural histories of western societies over the past two centuries, with specific reference to major themes, issues and debates in “modern” western social thought. The course also examines work in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, which sought to break away from so-called ‘Modernist’, and ‘Eurocentric’ approaches to the study of communications and culture. The final section of the course considers recent reactions and challenges to such critical interventions.
Grading
- Workshop Presentation 20%
- Final Paper 80%
NOTES:
Note: These requirements are based on a class size of 12 students or less. There may be minor revisions to the assignment requirements subject to enrollment.
The school expects that the grades awarded in this course will bear some reasonable relation to established university-wide practices with respect to both levels and distribution of grades. In addition, the School will follow Policy S10.01 with respect to Academic Integrity, and Policies S10.02, S10.03 and S10.04 as regards Student Discipline. [Note: as of May 1, 2009 the previous T10 series of policies covering Intellectual Honesty (T10.02), and Academic Discipline (T10.03) have been replaced with the new S10 series of policies.]
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Course readings will come from SFU Library web resources, as well as electronic journals assessed through the SFU Library.
Graduate Studies Notes:
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Registrar Notes:
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