Academic Catalog

GIA322 THE POLITICS OF NEW MEDIA

Course Code:	3150322
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	6.0
Department:	Global And International Affairs (international Joint Program)
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Undergraduate
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Offered Semester:	Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

This course aims to introduce students to some basic theoretical debates on new media as well as to the roles that emerging platforms of new media technologies do and/or can play in contemporary societies.Throughout the semester ,we will read both theoretical and empirical pieces of research related to the evolution of digital media technologies and their impact on the social,cultural,political and economic life of individuals and communities.