COMM 105
Conspiracy Theories, Media, and Middle East
Description: (Formerly numbered Communication Studies 105.) Lecture, three hours. Through mass and digital media, conspiracy theories are reshaping politics and society around world. Although conspiracy theories are globally widespread, they find particularly fertile ground in Middle East and in U.S. Definition, identification, and analysis of conspiracy theories as they appear in media of Western democracies and Muslim majority societies. Interdisciplinary approach to study of conspiracy theories. Case studies, such as conspiracies about 9/11, taken from Middle Eastern media sources in English translation. Background knowledge of Middle East not required. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Spring 2015 - Nushin is the best professor I have ever taken. I recommend anyone taking her before they graduate. I have taken two classes with her and it has literally changed my life. The material is important and relevant to what is happening in the world today. There is one midterm which is worth 35% and then a final paper worth 65%. It's an easy class in the sense that everything is interesting and you actually want to learn, but don't expect to just sit through class and still getting an A. Nushin is a fascinating person and I love that she shares her personal experiences, growing up in Afghanistan.
Spring 2015 - Nushin is the best professor I have ever taken. I recommend anyone taking her before they graduate. I have taken two classes with her and it has literally changed my life. The material is important and relevant to what is happening in the world today. There is one midterm which is worth 35% and then a final paper worth 65%. It's an easy class in the sense that everything is interesting and you actually want to learn, but don't expect to just sit through class and still getting an A. Nushin is a fascinating person and I love that she shares her personal experiences, growing up in Afghanistan.
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