COMM 220 Media Activism

In this experiential class, you and your team will work together with a community of your choice on a Participatory Action Research (P.A.R.) project to address a social issue through media creation. You will also explore theories of media activism with a series of guest speakers and field trips to various locations in Chicago.

Upon successful completion of this course, you should demonstrate that you can:

Identify and appropriately apply media activism theories with community members
Collaboratively work on a Participatory Action Research (P.A.R.) project with your team and community members
Plan a comprehensive media-based solution to address a particular community need
Evaluate and reflect upon media activism with peer evaluation and empathic feedback

Repeatable: N
Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3