University of Portland Bulletin 2025-2026

COM 402 Digital Technologies and Activism

This course explores the complex relationships between media technology, communication processes, and global social and environmental movements. From hashtag activism to visual culture, digital technologies have deeply impacted contemporary activism. This course will examine several different movements (BLM, Climate Strikes) to consider the visual, embodied and digital practices at work in the formation and growth of activist movements.

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