Anatomy of Truth (Topics in Design)
Yuliya Parshina-Kottas | IMNY-UT 271 | Fri 12:20pm to 3:20pm in 370 Jay St, Room 408 Meetings:7-First Half
2 Point, All, Elective, Fall 2025, Friday, Midday, New, No Tags
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2 Point, All, Elective, Fall 2025, Friday, Midday, New, No Tags
Last updated: July 3, 2025
This course will explore current and historical misinformation, disinformation and propaganda campaigns in the global media landscape through the lens of visual information design. Students will identify misleading and malignant visual content in online and broadcast media and analyze it using a design framework grounded in information design principles, visual storytelling concepts, user research practices and journalistic ethics. Working in groups, students will apply the same design framework to create a media literacy campaign addressing a specific misinformation, disinformation or propaganda trend.