MS 126 PZ -Media Ecologies & Energies

Institution: Pitzer

Description: This course delves into the environmental impacts and planetary stakes of film and media production, distribution, and disposal. What struggles are fought over the minerals mined for batteries? How are landscapes transformed to make space for cables and data centers? What is the carbon footprint of AI? Questions like these motivate the field of environmental media studies today. Spanning topics such as media infrastructure studies, digital energetics, e-waste, technoprecarity, and multispecies justice, students will trace and analyze the ecologies of media to find out what it takes to power our contemporary media cultures.

Prerequisite(s): See the current course schedule for registration restrictions.

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