Spring 2025
MEDIAST 112 104 - DIS 104
Media Theories and Processes
Kritika Mishra
Jan 21, 2025 - May 09, 2025
Mo, We
02:00 pm - 02:59 pm
Physics Building 385
Class #:25019
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
0
Enrolled: 24
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 24
Waitlist Max: 6
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 7 hours of outside work hours per week, and 2 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Other classes by Kritika Mishra
Course Catalog Description
This course will familiarize you with the often-contentious history of media theory. At issue among scholars working within different theoretical and research traditions are core disagreements about what should be studied (institutions, texts, audiences, and/or technologies) and how media should be studied (for applied, “practical” purposes or with an eye that is critical of power and institutional structures). Course readings and lectures stress an understanding of these various research traditions by focusing on the cultural, historical, political, and social contexts surrounding them, the research models and methods used, and the findings and conclusions reached.
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for Media Studies 112 after taking Media Studies 102 or Mass Communications 102.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials