Communication Studies 401.13: Drugs in Popular Culture

Spring Semester, 2007

Over the past century and a half authority figures have defined the social problem of drugs in a manner characterized by sickness, moral weakness, and criminality. This course will explore how notions of drugs and addiction have been created, recreated and contested in various media including news, literature and film Instructor: Shane Halasz, sdhalasz@ucalgary.ca

Development Studies 401.04: Arts Activism and Social Change

Spring Semester, 2007

Question - How are popular culture and the arts used to promote community development and social transformation?
Experience - the creative arts including theatre, puppetry, music, dance, visual arts.
Participate - in a course offered in conjunction with W.P. Puppet Theatre's Conference: "Puppets as Agents of Social Change." Students participate in the conference, May 25-27.
Discover - Can Puppets Change the World?
Attend classes - Thursdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, May 17 - June 21.
Create change - by developing creative arts projects which promote social change in local and global communities.
For more information contact Dr. Ronnie Joy Leah @ rleah@ucalgary.ca
This course will be of interest to students in Communication and Culture, Fine Arts, Social Work, Education and Social Sciences. There are no prerequisites to register (maximum of 20 students).

Law and Society 401.05: A History of Censorship in Canada

Spring Semester 2007

DID YOU SAY NO? Someone did when books, movies, artworks and exhibitions have been banned in Canada. Want to learn more?
Enroll in Law and Society 401.05 and explore the history of censorship law in Canada. Trace the fallout from landmark cases in Canada's censorship history. Are things different now?
Instructor: D. Slater

South Asian Studies 415.20: Indian Society and Culture

Spring Semester, 2007

Want to learn more about India today?
The Faculty of Communication and Culture is offering an exciting course on contemporary India in the Spring 2007 Term. This interdisciplinary course will discuss the culture and society of India today. Students will study casteism, communalism, religion, regionalism, globalization, ethnicity, class and gender in Indian society.
T/R 2:00 - 3:45
Instructor: Dr. Mathew Zachariah
Prerequisite: South Asian Studies 315, or consent of the Faculty.