Psychology of Entertainment
HNRS 2020 Sec. 03 - Spring 2019
Associate Professor Meghan S. Sanders Manship School of Mass Communication
Tu
Th
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
203 French House
Media can impact how we feel, what we think and what we do. Entertainment arguably has mixed effects on society. The study of media entertainment – its uses and effects – has been the focus of mass communication scholars since at least the 1920s, and a focus of parents and politicians for centuries before that. This course will orient students to historic and contemporary trends in the study of entertainment effects, serving as a primer for further investigations into the role of entertainment in modern society.
Topics include psychology of horror, transmedia experiences, cross-cultural entertainment, video games, entertainment for social good, and morality and entertainment.
Fulfills General Education:
English Composition
Humanities
Social Sciences
