*The syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor. The detailed schedule, complete with reading and screening list, will be provided the first week of class.
Week 1 - Introducing Global Media
Week 2 - Globalization: Definitions and Critical Perspectives
Week 3 - Global Media Histories
Week 4 - The Digital Shift
Week 5 - Media Infrastructures and Environments: Undersea Cables, Satellites and Data Centers
Week 6 - Global Media Companies
Week 7 - Review and Midterm Exam
Week 8 and 9 - Theoretical Frameworks: Modernization, Development, Flows and Contra-Flows
Week 10 - China and the Global Media Landscape
Week 11 - Transnational Media Texts
Week 12 - Transnational Audiences
Week 13 - Following E-Waste Routes
Week 14 - Final Projects + Review