This seminar provides a graduate-level overview of the study of political communication. It introduces students to a range of topics, from classic issues in this subfield to current debates and emerging topics associated with "new media." The seminar is open to graduate students regardless of discipline or subfield, though the bulk of the reading addresses political communication in the context of the U.S. The weekly list of topics is as follows:
Political Communication as a Field of Research
Political Discussion and Deliberation
Media and Public Opinion: Classic Effects
