This unit is an interdisciplinary enquiry into explanations of the relationship between media and war, and struggles for diverse representations in relation to entertainment industry agendas and politically influenced or controlled media. Historical developments in global media representations of conflicts are studied alongside contemporaneous fictional war images in visual popular culture. Spun by protagonists and reported by newsmakers using global information technologies, war and suffering readily become infotechwars and commercial media spectacle. <br/><br/>These issues are considered alongside the psycho-social dynamics of audience interpretations and responses and the influence of... -- Course Website
Instructor: L Star
