Apr 24, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2022-23 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2022-23 [Archived Catalog]

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ANTH 3020 - Media Anthropology


This course introduces media anthropology as a subfield within cultural anthropology and explores theoretical and ethnographic issues relevant to the study of media related practices in the social lives of living communities.

Requisites: ANTH 1010
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to identify fundamental themes and debates in media anthropology.
  • Students will be able to explain key concepts and theories in media anthropology.
  • Students will be able to describe how anthropologists have responded to new media.
  • Students will be able to design and conduct a micro-ethnography focusing on media texts and practices.
  • Students will be able to analyze and interpret collected media texts and practices from a clearly defined anthropological perspective.
  • Students will be able to combine media forms in an accessible and engaging media ethnography.



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