COM 590 Course Schedule

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To be announced
DateTopicsReadings
Aug 26Introduction: Terror or Terrorism?No readings
Aug 28Some HistoryCronin, Confronting Fear: A History of Terrorism Introduction, pp. xi-xiii
pp. 2-41
Sep 2 Labor Day Holiday
Sep 4Reading Day George Orwell, 1984, Appendix (The Principles of Newspeak)
    From Approaches to Media (Boyd-Barrett and Newbold)
  • Conceptualizing the "public sphere" (Boyd-Barrett)
  • Institutions of the public sphere (Habermas)
  • Media and the Public Sphere
    • (Garnham)
  • The theory of the public sphere (Thompson)
  • Intellectuals, the information society.... (Elliot)
  • Democracy and media: without foundations (Keane)
Sep 9-11September 11th Remembered Chomsky, 9-11
Sep 16-18Political Terrorism Cronin, Confronting Fear: A History of Terrorism , pp.44-234
Sep 23-25Relgious Terrorism Cronin, Confronting Fear: A History of Terrorism , pp. 236-412
Sep 30-Oct 2Fringe Terrorism Cronin, Confronting Fear: A History of Terrorism , pp.414-511
Oct 7-9Terrorism and Media Nacos, Terrorism & the Media: From the Iran Hostage Crisis to the Oklahoma City Bombing
Oct 14 Fall Break
Oct 16Government and Mainstream News Media Before the Internet Herman and ChomskyManufacturing Consent,
Oct 21-23Is 1984 seventeen years too early or too late? George Orwell, 1984
Oct 28-30Class Discussions
Nov 1 Last day to withdraw
Nov 4-6Class Discussions
Nov 11-13Class Discussions
Nov 18Class Discussions
Nov 20 Work Day
Nov 25 Class Discussions
Nov 28 Thankgiving Day Holiday
Dec 2-4
Dec 9-11To be announced
Dec 186:15-8:15
Final Class

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