SYLLABUS

CLASS DATE

FEBRUARY 07
Introduction and Overview to Media Technology and Popular Culture

FEBRUARY 14
The Future of Broadcasting

FEBRUARY 21
Structure of the Entertainment Industry

FEBRUARY 28
Transformation of News and Information

MARCH 7
Rethinking Print Culture

MARCH 14
Branding, Advertising and Entertainment

MARCH 21
Games and On-Line Entertainment

MARCH 28
**SPRING BREAK--NO CLASS**

APRIL 4
The Experience Economy

APRIL 11
Collective Intelligence and Participatory Culture

APRIL 18
Intellectual Property and Copyright

APRIL 25
Privacy and Civil Liberties

MAY 2
The New Global Frontier

MAY 9
The Social Implications of New Media