COMM 1100

QUESTIONS:1. Drawing on the work of Michel Foucault, discuss a recent ‘discourse’ in mass media.  Review the topics that discourses often relate to: politics, gender, geography, etc.  Look at the ‘enonces’ used by different media outlets or quote from public officials that shape how the audience is supposed to make sense of the discourse.  Discuss the power dynamics and historical precedents that shaped how we presently think about your chosen ph

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Write an essay exploring the power of oral statements in the history or global politics. You can write about, for example, Donald Trump vs Hilary Clinton: Rhetoric of Presidential debates in the era of secondary orality. Why does it matter so much what the politicians say and how they say it (e.g. gestures)? What does it tell us about thepolitics of medium of communication itself (note: medium is the message)? How does the internet factor here in

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