COM 351 Media Archaeology
What is the appeal of the retro? Why are we nostalgic for old media? This class explores such appeals via the history of communications, media, and technology. Taking a hands-on approach—including local field trips and creative projects—the course keeps one foot firmly in the past, and another in the future, using old media to better understand new media, and vice versa: from automata to AI, from Pong to the PlayStation, from 3D films to 3D printers. Other topics may include the histories of digital mapping, social media, gaming, and beyond.
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