Global Contexts in Communication and Media Studies

CMS 4500 is open to CMS students who have successfully completed the following prerequisites: CMS 3020, CMS 3101, CMS 3200. A printer-friendly version of this online syllabus is available, but please be aware that these pages have not yet been updated for the Spring 2008 semester. Check the online syllabus regularly to make sure that you have the most current information. 

Required texts, readings, media

  • Arjun Appadurai, Modernity at Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization, Minneapolis, MN: U Minnesota P, 1996.
  • Diane Hacker, A Writer's Reference, NY: Bedford/St. Martin, 2003.
  • Throughout the semester, you will print or photocopy a significant number of articles and/or book chapters. This will be a significant expense. To reduce the costs of on-campus printing, I would recommend buying a printer now if you do not already own one. If you do already own a printer, buy a spare ink cartridge.
  • A two-pocket, paper folder.
  • A two-inch wide, three-ring binder, with tabbed dividers.
  • Recommended: A three-hole punch.
  • Recommended: The Mozilla Firefox web browser.
  • Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001).
  • Control Room (2004).
  • Al Jazeera online.

Contact Information

Individuals with disabilities who need to request accommodations should contact the Disability Services Coordinator, Student Center 255, 678-466-5445, disabilityservices@mail.clayton.edu.