MDST 3402

War and the Media

Course Description

Prerequisites

MDST 2000 or instructor permission

Disciplines

Artistic, Interpretive, & Philosophical Inquiry, Historical Perspectives

This course examines media coverage of American wars from World War I to the present. Study of the evolution in media coverage of war provides an ideal vantage point for understanding the changing nature of warfare in the 20th and 21st centuries, war's impact on American society, and the ways in which political elites have attempted to mobilize public support for foreign conflicts.

Instructors

Current All Time

Bruce Williams