COMM 161 - Communication and Social Justice

Upper Division

Prerequisites
COMM 110 or COMM 111

This course engages the power of communication as a transformative act. In the pursuit of social justice, communication can be a tool, a weapon and a witness on behalf of community service, social change and political struggle. The role of communication in relation to social justice is not just studied abstractly, but passionately practiced and embodied through real-world projects and first-hand experiences. This course involves a service-learning component. Recent topics include food justice, hip hop, consumerism and drag culture.

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
TCG - The Common Good; CE - Community Engagement

Course credits: 1