98-052 Student Taught Courses (StuCo): Occupation in Palestine & Sahara- Media Analysis

3 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This class is a deep dive into contemporary political narratives and propaganda and the media used to deliver and strengthen these narratives in public discourse. We will focus on IsraelPalestine and MoroccoWestern Sahara as key topics, and we will investigate how dominant actors shape media narratives in order to justify brutality. We will look at everything including newspaper headlines social media memes, government statements, political speeches, and announcements from Carnegie Mellon and the administration itself.

Prerequisites: none listed

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