COMMST 471Communication, Resistance, and Social Change

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Arts
Subject: Communication Studies
Cross-listed: LS 471

When it runs

Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course explores the function of communication in advocating for and generating social change, mostly through practices of resistance, protest, and other forms of dissent and collective action. Students will consider how the broader assemblage of media, social, and civic institutions resist change, and will imagine how communication might be used effectively to challenge the status quo.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
  - COMMST101 - Theories of Communication (0.50)
- Students must be in level 3A or higher

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	7501	0 / 25	TTh 11:30–12:50
LEC 701	8172	20 / 9999	Online or by arrangement

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