COMT 460: Intercultural Communication
Fall 2006 course page
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.)
Links of interest:
- "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