Academic Calendar - 2025
Western University Academic Calendar. - 2025
Media and Communication Studies 3931F/G
GENOCIDE, STATE VIOLENCE AND THE MEDIA
This course examines the history and representation of genocide and state violence, including media coverage, truth and reconciliation processes, the politics of commemoration, and atrocity prevention. Case studies include the Canadian residential school system, the Holocaust, the Salvadoran Civil War, and the Rwandan Genocide.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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CATEGORY A
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Subject Code: MEDIACOM
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Media and Communication Studies 3931F/G
GENOCIDE, STATE VIOLENCE AND THE MEDIA
This course examines the history and representation of genocide and state violence, including media coverage, truth and reconciliation processes, the politics of commemoration, and atrocity prevention. Case studies include the Canadian residential school system, the Holocaust, the Salvadoran Civil War, and the Rwandan Genocide.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MAJOR IN BLACK STUDIES
Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MINOR IN BLACK STUDIES
Faculty of Information and Media Studies | Media and Communications Studies (MACS) Program | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDIA AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST (MPI)