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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2027
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MDIA 246 001 (CRN: 26905)
MEDIA IN THE AGE OF AI
Long Title: MEDIA IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Department: Media Studies
Instructor: Mayes, Liam
Meeting: 9:25AM - 10:40AM 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
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
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
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 99)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 2-NOV-2026 4:07PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: This course examines generative artificial intelligence from a media studies perspective. From this vantage point, generative AI is a new kind of medium and a technological force transforming media’s production, circulation, and consumption. To make sense of these two dimensions, this course is divided into two units. First, “AI as Media” situates generative AI within broader media history including the popularization of social media and the expansion of the internet’s now global footprint. Second, “Media in the Age of AI” uses the tools of media studies to analyze everything from AI-generated “slop,” to AI-assisted animation, to defiantly anti-AI art.