Courses

Comparative media is an emergent approach in media and film theory. This course, taught by scholars from German and anthropology, introduces students to cutting edge research in media drawing on history, film & media theory, sound studies, literature, anthropology & visual culture. It adopts a comparative approach to media as machines and aesthetic practices by examining contemoprary media in relation to the introduction of earlier technologies. In doing so it decenters media theory, extending our focus beyond the U.S. and Europe by examining other cultural locations of media innovation and appropriation.