COMM M165 – Agitational Communication

Course Description

(Same as Labor Studies M175.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Theory of agitation; agitation as force for change in existing institutions and policies in democratic society. Intensive study of selected agitational movements and technique and content of their communications. Letter grading.

About Brett Hu

Brett’s research deals primarily in applying the concept of shared reality in social cognition to understanding and ideally reducing political divisions. For example, Americans see one’s political leanings as highly informative of who they are as a person for better or worse. (If acceptable, please also include the following) He is also the UAW union steward for the graduate students in the department.