COMM 464 - Meaning and Consumption

(3 credits)
Prerequisite: At least two COMM courses at the 200-level or higher
This course will allow students to explore issues of consumption as a meaningful and communicatively rich practice as it relates to identity, cultural values, politics and markets. A variety of topics are covered including identity and consumption, global and local processes of consumption, taste, class, conspicuous consumption and consumer activism. Offered annually. (Formerly COMM 357)