Instructor: Dr. Amirpouyan Shiva
Summer 2025
Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Multi-Access
Description:
How do media shape our lives—and how do we, in turn, shape media?
In Anthropology of Media (ANTH 378), we explore the cultural dimensions of media production and consumption—from social media and film to street art and classical painting. Through ethnographic studies, we examine how media mediate power, attention, activism, and identity across different societies.
This multi-access course features lectures, interactive discussions, and hands-on projects. You’ll engage key theories and critically analyze contemporary media landscapes.
Join us to rethink what counts as “media,” question how technologies shape our realities, and sharpen analytical skills relevant across disciplines. Whether you’re interested in anthropology, media studies, or cultural critique, this course offers a fresh lens on the mediated world around you.
Analysis of contemporary mass media and of the anthropological use of media (photography, film, digital audio and video, etc.).
Multi-Access Course Delivery
This is a multi-access course. Learners can join in-person or online, for all or some class meetings.