FTVMS 335

Social Media

Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for FTVMS 335.

Description

Addresses issues related to the use of social media and considers in particular the influence of new media corporations such as Facebook, as well as platforms like Twitter, SnapChat, Tinder and YouTube. It explores our cultural practices and social rituals in relation to these peer-to-peer, one-to-many media technologies, and examines this revolution in the media landscape.

Availability 2017

Not taught in 2017

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Reading/Texts

Recommended Reading

Points

FTVMS 335: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage II in Media, Film and Television

Restrictions

FTVMS 235