Class Detail
HISC 80S - 01 War and the Media
2022 Summer Quarter
Class Details
- Career
- Undergraduate
- Grading
- Student Option
- Class Number
- 71321
- Type
- Lecture
- Instruction Mode
- Synchronous Online
- Credits
- 5 units
- General Education
- TA
- Status
- Open
- Available Seats
- 19
- Enrollment Capacity
- 40
- Enrolled
- 21
- Wait List Capacity
- 0
- Wait List Total
- 0
OpenDescription
Examines how histories of war are inextricably tied to the histories of media, particularly in the the context of 20th-century United States. Emphasis given to the development of an interdisciplinary field of cybernetics (a study of control, purposiveness, information, and communication) as a response to the World War I. Interrogates how this field provided the theoretical material for media studies?at the same time contributing immense technological means to wartime development. Materials draw from political history, media studies, communication studies, philosophy of science, and critical theory, as well as various audio-visual materials such as music and film, to examine the intricate relationship between mass-produced communication and conflict.
Class Notes
From the instructor: This course focuses on the interdisciplinary field of cybernetics (a study of control, purpose, information, and communication) as a historical and epistemological response to World War II and the Cold War. This course will have one additional remote section Friday, June 24 from 1pm - 4pm.
Meeting Information
| Days & Times | Room | Instructor | Meeting Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 01:00PM-04:00PM | Remote Instruction | Jeon,W. | 06/20/22 - 08/12/22 |