RTF 312C Introduction to International Communication

Unique No. 07110

Faculty: Diase

Class Time: MWF 12-1P

Room: CMA 3.112

Writing Comp: No

Comm/Culture Req: No

Closing Limit: 45

Cross-listed: -

Prerequisites

RTF 305.

Consent requirements

This course does not require consent. Registration is open via the online registration system to all students.

First class day policy

Students must attend the first class day or make prior arrangements with the instructor.

Course description

This course intends to acquaint students with a basic understanding of the most important aspects in the field of international communication. Students will critically explore major issues and implications of international information flow and of the uses of different media (radio, television, film, Internet, etc.). The course will discuss the role of nation states and their policies regarding media, at a national, regional and international level. It will also look at structural issues and the role of the main players in the global context, especially transnational corporations and international organizations. The course will also examine the role of international communication in social change, especially in international development. Finally, this course will focus on issues related to the cultural aspects of international flow of news, films and television programs, paying specific attention to the debate about cultural imperialism and globalization of cultures.

Martha is a UT alumna who received her MA in Middle Eastern Studies in 1986 and her PhD in Radio-Television-Film in 1996. Martha has conducted extensive research in the area of health and media both in Texas and in Egypt. She was also the associate producer for The Road to Peace(1994), about the post-Oslo Accords peace activities, and was a production assistant for The Struggle for Peace (1992), about Israeli and Palestinian peace activists. She has previously taught Development Communication and Global Television here in the Radio-Television-Film Department.