COMT 460: Intercultural Communication

Fall 2006 course page

Syllabus

Assignment calendar REVISED 10/16/06: new paper deadlines!

Guidelines for "foundations" paper

Guidelines for "global media" paper

Guidelines for final/term paper (due Monday, December 11th at 9:50 A.M.)

About literature reviews (PowerPoint file)

TAKE-HOME EXAM (due Monday, December 11th at 9:50 A.M.)

 

My class notes (PowerPoint)

 

Links of interest:

- World-Newspapers.com

- "Body Rituals among the Nacirema" by Horace Miner (1956)

 

Required readings (those not found in the textbook or on reserve via the library), in order by due date:

- 09.11: Stanley (NYT): The Tragedy You Just Can't Avoid

- 10.18: Rohter (NYT): "Desperate" in Spanish

- 10.18: French (NYT): Chinese Thirst for U.S. TV

- 11.06: Sims (NYT): Playboy in Indonesia

 

Optional readings that might relate to your term paper:

- Carter (NYT): Survivor to Divide Teams Along Racial Lines

- Bennhold (NYT): For French Blacks, a Face on TV News is Only a Start

- Peters (NYT): An Image Popular in Films Raises Some Eyebrows in Ads

- McKeone (NYT): Learning American

 

 

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