This graduate seminar traces the evolution of international (or global) communication since the mid-twentieth century and presents a selection of significant contemporary phenomena. As a field of study, international communication is concerned with how political, economic, cultural, social and technological developments impact — and are impacted by — mediated communication exchanges that transcend the nation-state.

To account for this, the course offers a multidisciplinary overview centred on the Global South and structured around four core themes: (1) the evolving structure of the global media landscape; (2) the competing voices in the production and distribution of news; (3) the international flows of entertainment and mass-mediated popular culture; and (4) the transformative potential of digital technologies.