AP/CMDS 4732 3.00
Theories of Diaspora and Transnational Media
Provides a survey of some of the key issues regarding diaspora and transnational media. The course examines different theoretical and methodological approaches to diaspora and transnational studies from different disciplines. Particular attention is given to the role of transnational media and their changing relationships to national identities, space, and collective memory. Concepts such as nation, transnationalism, diaspora, technology, transnational media, transnational space, diasporic identity, imagined communities, and imagined worlds are explored in this class. Course credit exclusion: AP/CMDS 4332 3.00 (prior to Fall 2012). Open to: 4th year Communication Studies majors only (84 credits).