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 – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2025)


MCC-UE 1200-000 (8319)
01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Wed
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Chakravartty, Paula · Tripathi, Ameya


MCC-UE 1200-000 (8324)
01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Wed
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Feldman, Allen


MCC-UE 1200-000 (12084)
01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Tue
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


MCC-UE 1200-000 (8330)
01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Tue
9:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


MCC-UE 1200-000 (12085)
01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Mon
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Pinon, Juan


MCC-UE 1200-000 (12086)
01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Mon
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Zuazu Bermejo, Maria Edurne


MCC-UE 1200-000 (8337)
01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Thu
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Shamel, Salma


MCC-UE 1200-000 (12087)
01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Thu
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Pizelo, Samuel


MCC-UE 1200-000 (8341)
01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Wed
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Hassan, Huda

Empire, Revolution, and Media (MCC-UE 1352)

This course examines the role of media in the history of empires and revolutions and the history of media empires. It focuses on the investment in media forces by both empires and revolutions, and the tendency of media to form empires that are subject to periodic ’revolution’ in the marketplace with the contexts of colonization, decolonization and globalization. Media discussed include prints, paintings, photography, journalism, fiction, cinema, the Internet and digital media.

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

Sections (Spring 2021)


MCC-UE 1352-000 (13177)
01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Mon,Wed
11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Shamel, Salma