Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Summer 2023 - CMNS 802 G100

History of Communication Theory (5)

Class Number: 4893

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Location: TBA

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A survey of classic works, issues and debates in communication theory.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course explores the emergence and development of key concepts and schools of communication theory over last two centuries to the present day. The course situates its developments in the context of the social, economic, political and cultural histories of western and non-western societies over the past two centuries in order to break away from ‘Eurocentric’ approaches to the study of communication and culture. In order to comprehend the complexity of continuities and ruptures in the history of communication theory, in this course, we will approach the themes, issues and debates persisting in “modern” social thought along with those omitted or neglected within it by engaging with feminist thought, considering indigenous epistemologies, as well as such conceptual frameworks as posthumanism, media archaeology and materialist reading of media.

Grading

NOTES:

Online class. Weekly materials for individual work will be posted on Canvas. Students will be required to attend 2-hour weekly discussions about the course readings arranged via Zoom, from 9-11 am Pacific Time, from Tuesday 9th May until Tuesday 1st August 2023. Any questions about this course should be emailed to course instructor: svitlana_matviyenko@sfu.ca.

Materials

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Graduate Studies Notes:

Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the semester are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.