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Your Social Media Use

Consider your own social media encounters. Have you “liked” a business, for example? How do you traditionally encounter or use social media elements when you are online? When you need more information about a business, do you search for its homepage or its Facebook page? Do you follow any businesses on Twitter? Where does social media fit into your life as a consumer and why? What are the benefits as well as the concerns about social media?

Role of Media in Race Relations

What is the role of the media in depicting race relations in the United States? How do changes in cultural eras affect how we see, perceive and understand each other and the world? Look at eras such as pre-Civil War, the Civil Rights era (pre-1965), the post-Civil Rights; the digital age (impact of technology and social media). What lessons do we learn from the media coverage of the George Floyd murder trial, for example?

Music and Culture

“Musical Influences on Culture”

How has music shaped our culture over the years and how has our culture shaped music? Consider the merits as well as the criticism of musical lyrics and key musical figures.

 Newspapers

What role do newspapers still play today?  Thomas Jefferson accorded them a significant place in American society in 1789. How is their role today different from Jefferson’s time? What future do you see for newspapers?