Signs and Symbols: Selfies and Superorganisms

Signs and Symbols: Selfies and Superorganisms

In class, we will be discussing signs and representation. It is another approach to thinking about how meaning is produced using signs. For Pierce, this…

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The Philosophy of Language: Talking Machines, Poems by Machines and Metaphor in Political Speech

The Philosophy of Language: Talking Machines, Poems by Machines and Metaphor in Political Speech

In today’s class we are talking about the philosophy of language. The readings we are looking at challenge the notion that the use of language…

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Communication and Development: Digital Media For All?

Communication and Development: Digital Media For All?

Related to some of the themes that we will be discussing in class about communications and development, it’s perhaps useful to consider some of the…

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Public Relations and Mass Culture: Social Media Experimentation

Public Relations and Mass Culture: Social Media Experimentation

At the core of Bernay’s original ideas about public relations, is the claim that large societies (like ours) cannot sustain themselves without there being some…

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Welcome to COMN 3100

Welcome to COMN 3100

Welcome to the course site for COMN 3100: Foundational Communication Theory. This site will be the primary way for you to access the readings, the…

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