COMM2284 · Communication
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
This course may be used to satisfy one of four electives required within the Communication major.This course looks at current trends in Jewish cultural creativity, considering both diasporic and Israeli film, television, literature, and visual arts. Designed for students with limited knowledge of Judaism and Jewish culture, the class surveys Jewish religious practice, political history, and traditions of cultural expression as it examines media sources that embody, advance, and grapple with ideas from the Jewish past and present. Topics include, but are not limited to, Jewish comedy, Jewish children's media, Jewish memory, the globalization of Israeli television, and Yiddish language media.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.6 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.5 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.8 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.5 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~5
hours per week
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Across time
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Fall 2022
1 sectionSpring 2022
1 section