History and Effects of the Communication Media
SECOND SUMMER MINIMESTER
COS 591 Section 80 3 credits Undergraduate/Graduate
August 16
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
August 18-22
Monday through Friday, 5:15 to 9:30 p.m.
August 23
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.  WCB 402B
Thomas Steinfatt   305-284-3354
Discover the physical and social history of print and electronic media in the U.S. and throughout the world, with the U.S. a principal focus. Topics include the origin of the various media—the inventors and prime movers—from paper and pencil through the print, chemical, and electronic media, and the effects of these mediums on warfare, society, and communication both historically and in the modern world. See how the pencil helped to change the balance of power in warfare during previous centuries and how the ballpoint pen had a similar effect in recent times. Newspapers helped to create national influence and a feeling of nationhood, but created great fortune and power for the owners. The electronic media of radio and television brought the world to lonely people on farms and in rural communities spread across the country at a time when the U.S. was a rural country. Explore the legal battles over who created electricity and radio, both of which produced even more wealth and power for the creators, and who were cheated out of their rightful place in history. See how the effects of the Web on the society of the world are now taking shape.