This course analyzes the rhetorical-cultural aspects of global advocacy, such as how to fashion persuasion that speaks to multiple national, ethnic, religious and political audiences about issues of transnational importance and which have the same or similar persuasive goals. Case studies will be used to move back and forth between theory and practice, where studying the practice will inform the theory, and vice-versa. The course will answer important questions for global advocates.

Code
CM5016
Name
DIGITAL ADVOCACY: WITHIN/ WITHOUT BORDERS
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
Major=MA: Global Communications OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Development Communications) OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Digital Cultures and Industries) OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Fashion Track) OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Visual & Material Culture Track)
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
CM (Communications)
Level
Graduate
Type
Regular
CAMS ID
3072
Last update with CAMS
The research project fulfills the following learning objective for the MA program: understand and be able to use qualitative and/or quantitative Communications research methodologies
The course fulfills the following MA learning objective: be aware of key issues in debates about globalization and their relationship to forms of global media and culture
The course fulfills the following MA learning objective in its focus on critical theories of attention, circulation, and influence in digital media and social movements : develop critical perspectives on the major concepts and theories in Media Studies, Communication Studies and Cultural Studies
The course fulfills the following MA learning objective in its focus on practical strategies of attention-raising and influence: develop practical competence in a field of contemporary communications