DEREE COLLEGE

COURSE OUTLINE
Fall Semester 2015
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CN3940 Communication Seminar

Dr. Simon Leader
See Syllabus
CN 3rd Floor Faculty Room
By Appointment
s.leader@acg.edu

ASSIGNMENTS - TOPICS - TESTS

Sept.

15 T

Introduction/Thinking about your dissertation

Sept.

17 R

Framing and Frame Analysis (Chp 6)

Sept.

22 T

The Media Industries (Chp 2)

Sept.

24 R

Thinking about your dissertation

Sept.

29 T

Considering the divide: Political Economy and Cultural Studies (Chp 1)

Oct.

1 R

Thinking about your dissertation

Oct.

6 T

Media Representations of Gender (Chp 8)

Oct.

8 R

Thinking about your dissertation

Oct.

13 T

Media Representations of Ethnicity and Race (Chp 7)

10

Oct.

15 R

Thinking about your dissertation

11

Oct.

20 T

Mass Media and New Media Technologies (Chp 3)

12

Oct.

22 R

Thinking about your dissertation

13

Oct.

27 T

Text and Textual Analysis 2 (Chp 11)

14

Oct.

29 R

Thinking about your dissertation

15

Nov.

3 T

Fan Culture (Chp 14)

16

Nov.

5 R

Revision Session

17

Nov.

10 T

Mid Term Exam

18

Nov.

12 R

Student Final Paper Seminar

Nov.

17 T

HOLIDAY

Nov.

19 R

Student Final Paper Seminar

19

20

Nov.

24 T

Student Final Paper Seminar

Nov.

26 R

HOLIDAY

21

Dec.

1 T

Student Final Paper Seminar

22

Dec.

3 R

Student Final Paper Seminar

23

Dec.

8 T

Student Final Paper Seminar

24

Dec.

10 R

Student Final Paper Submission

Dec.
* Fall 2015 Mid-Term Exams Week(s): Oct. 19-30, 2015