Nov 27, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

COMM 261 - Videogame Culture & Women

3 cr.


(Prerequisite COMM 108  or equivalent, such as WRTG 105 /WRTG 106  or WRTG 107 )

Students will study the history of videogames and analyze women’s place in that history. We will review the creation of the earliest videogames, the rise of home consoles, and the controversies surrounding videogame violence - with an emphasis on women’s roles and gender portrayal.