The meanings of health & disease are shaped not only by scientific & Medical discourses, but by media, communication, & the cultures of health. This course examines the impact of media & health cultures on what counts as normal & pathological, how medical environments are understood & experienced, popular tactics for communicating & contesting biomedical information, public understandings of biotechnology, & how media representation & popular culture help to shape understandings of disease & health. readings, films (& other sources) will be drawn from a variety of genres, including epidemiology, public health, anthropology, history, communication studies, & medical memoir.
Media, Culture & Communication (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2020)
MCC-UE 1040-000 (14114)09/02/2020 – 12/13/2020 Mon,Wed9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by