COM 342 -- Schedule for Summer 2002



	*I Summer Term 2002*
	Dr. Beth S. Bennett TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE

DATE		CLASS ACTIVITY	ASSIGNMENT
June	4 Tues	Orientation to Social Commentary -- Tthe Role of the Critic Introducing the New Propaganda	"The Numbing of the American Mind" Combs & Nimmo, Intro.
	5 Wed	Rhetoric, Society, & Power Social Affiliation and Public Consciousness Raising	Bowers & Ochs, Ch. 1
	6 Thurs	Critiquing the Internet -- Discussion of Collection of Protest Sites	Robert N. Gaines, Website Criteria
	11 Tues	Contexts for Social Protest Critical Approaches to Social Protest	Bowers & Ochs, Ch. 7 McGee, Art. #1
	12 Wed	The Emergence of the New Propaganda	Combs & Nimmo, Chs. 1 & 3 Report Analysis Due
	13 Thurs	In-class oral reports	REPORT #1
	18 Tues	Functional Analysis of Agitation Rhetoric Critical Approaches to Protest Movements	Bowers & Ochs, Ch. 2 Griffin, Art. #2
	19 Wed	Movement Development & Leadership The Nature of "the True Believer"	Critique #1 Due Hoffer, The True Believer, Pt. 3
	20 Thurs	Work Independently in Groups	Quiz #1
	25 Tues	In-class groups 1, 2, 3 present their work	GROUP PRESENTATIONS
	26 Wed	Functional Analysis of Control Rhetoric Social Control and Propaganda	Bowers & Ochs, Ch. 3 Combs & Nimmo, Ch. 4-5
	27 Thurs	Integrative Propaganda & Ideology Propaganda vs. Media & Popular Culture	McGee, Art. #3 Combs & Nimmo, Ch. 6
July	2 Tues	Assessing Critical Theory The Tradition of Propaganda Analysis	Bowers & Ochs, Ch. 8 Combs & Nimmo, Ch. 7 Report Analysis Due
	3 Wed	In-class oral reports	REPORT #2
	4 Thurs	Fourth of July -- No Class	Due date for all re-writes
	6 Sat	Final exam period 2-4:30	Quiz #2--due online
	8 Mon	Second written assignment due in WebCT. Final submitted draft MUST meet proficiency standards.	Critique #2 Due

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Beth S. Bennett, bbennett@bama.ua.edu. Created 10 January 1999.