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FILM 416 Material Media Studies: Things, Ecologies, Affects Units: 3.00
This course examines media from a perspective of materiality. Counter to popular sentiments about the immateriality of the internet or the virtual as absent of physical bodies, this class looks to objects, environments , experiences, and sensations associated with media. The course will introduce material media studies concepts.
Learning Hours: 108 (36 Lecture, 24 Laboratory, 48 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Registration in a FILM, MAPP, or COFI Plan.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Comprehend media as tactile, physical, durable, and embodied.
- Cultivate a critical awareness of material media in everyday life and social life.
- Develop an ability to chart media ecologies.
- Form connections across units and key issues.
- Synthesize and apply key theoretical concepts of material media studies.