Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2027
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ANTH 385 001 (CRN: 26162)
MEDIA, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY
Long Title: MEDIA, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY
Department: Anthropology
Instructor: Boyer, Dominic
Meeting: 4:00PM - 5:15PM TR (11-JAN-2027 - 23-APR-2027)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 25
Section Enrolled: 0
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 25
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 0
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 198)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 2-NOV-2026 6:17AM
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
Description: This course offers a theoretical and ethnographic overview of past, current, and future anthropological research on media. Topics rotate but can include: cultural conservation among indigenous peoples, spectacle and sexuality, nationalism, advertising, journalism, and news-making, political communication and activism, technology and social change. Cross-list: ANTH 585. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ANTH 385 if student has credit for ANTH 585.