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Women & the Media

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/3/24 - 12/13/24
TBA		 On-line course 3 $1984 (guest students)
Date
9/3/24 - 12/13/24
Time
TBA
Location
On-line course
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1984 (guest students)

Description

This course explores how the historical evolution and commercial orientation of mass communications media have helped shape the depiction of women and gender in advertising, entertainment, and news. Students learn to analyze visual imagery for its conceptual and emotional messages; to distinguish stereotypes from more complex characterizations in TV fictions; and to monitor the representations of women and gender in the print and broadcast news.

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/3/2024 - 12/13/2024

Location

On-line course

Enrolled / Capacity

30 / 30

Status

Closed

Instructor

Chinelo Ejueyitchie

Tuition*

$1984 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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