CIN366H1

Durable Empires and Medias of Mass Culture

Taking a deliberately broad view of “empire” to include formations of power under colonialism, nationalism, neoliberalism, and more, we seek to understand how visible and invisible structures of power define our world through cinematic and mediated forms. In particular, we are interested in how hegemony (and resistance) articulates with medias of mass culture. How do mass media such as cinema, television, the internet, and big data represent, disseminate, intercept, and/or resist imperial formations?