COMM 1F90 Lecture Notes - Soltyrei, Specialty Channel, Mockumentary

• School: Brock University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMM 1F90
• Professor: all

Document Summary

Pre 1900 s - study of language, literature and rhetoric in universities. Early 1900 s - diverging fields of information theory and public opinion. 1950 s - idea of communication as a separate human activity. 1922 walter lippmann on journalism and public opinion. Positive role of the press in forming peoples opinion, and overcoming sterotypes. 1939 shannon and weaver on transmission model of communication. Shannon and weaver: transmission model of communication. 1940 s communication studies: established in columbia, university of chicago, university of illinois. 1944 frankfurt school (group of people) on critical theory, media in a capitalist society. 1950 s canadian research in toronto: harold innis wrote empire and communications (winter term reading) 1960 s marshall mcluhan: the medium is the message. Media technology influences our perception and social organization, electronic cultures replace. 1960 s raymond williams (uk) studied popular culture. 1970 s stuart hall (birmingham) developed british cultural studies.