New communications technologies are a constant in our society but the speed of their arrival, their unexpected uses and their shifting relationship with content make them difficult to study. This course investigates the 'information age' and the invention, adaptation and uses of communications technologies. We move from media theory and the history of communications technologies through a range of philosophical, political and ethical issues to explore the practicalities of contemporary media production.<br/><br/>Incompatible: 1501ART Communication and Digital Technologies<br/><br/>OUA Course Code: CMM16 -- Course Website