Inquiry Seminar (MCC-UE 1200)

MCC Research Inquiry Seminars, taken early in the major, expose students to the department’s culture of scholarly inquiry. Course topics reflect faculty research interests, offering students a chance to explore emerging issues in the field of media studies.

Media, Culture & Communication (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2025)


MCC-UE 1200-000 (8048)
09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Thu
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Cipolla, Cyd


MCC-UE 1200-000 (8049)
09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Wed
9:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Gitelman, Lisa


MCC-UE 1200-000 (8050)
09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Wed
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Wu, Angela


MCC-UE 1200-000 (8051)
09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Tue
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Ali, Isra


MCC-UE 1200-000 (8052)
09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Wed
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Late afternoon)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Ross, Andrew · Tawil-Souri, Helga


MCC-UE 1200-000 (8053)
09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Thu
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Moore, Kelli


MCC-UE 1200-000 (8054)
09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Wed
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Bianco, Jamie


MCC-UE 1200-000 (8055)
09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Thu
9:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


MCC-UE 1200-000 (8056)
09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Mon
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Chumley, Lily

Language and Culture (MCC-UE 5)

This course examines the role of language in media, culture, and communication. Topics will include language ideologies, register-formation, language politics, standardization, raciolinguistics, code-switching, voicing, speech and text genres, orthographies, fonts, and more. Students will learn to analyze interpersonal and mediated communication-in-context, with attention to pragmatics, performativity and participation frameworks, using key analytics and methods from the fields of socio-linguistics, linguistic anthropology, and semiotics.

Media, Culture & Communication (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)


MCC-UE 5-000 (13033)
01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu
11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Chumley, Lily