Core texts, supplementary readings, online resources, and course policies for COMM 8100.
The following texts form the theoretical and empirical foundation of the course. Students are expected to purchase or access all core texts before the semester begins.
1
The media equation: How people treat computers, television, and new media like real people and places
Reeves, B., & Nass, C. (1996)
Cambridge University Press
2
Liars: Falsehoods and free speech in an age of deception
Sunstein, C. R. (2021)
Oxford University Press
3
The age of surveillance capitalism
Zuboff, S. (2019)
PublicAffairs (Selected chapters)
4
Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (6th ed.)