本课程集中于媒体科技的形式和功能被彻底改变的历史时代，包括思考“古腾堡革命”，现代大众传媒的崛起和“数位革命”，以及媒体转型与文化变革的案例探讨。阅读内容涵盖文化与社会历史及编史学的方法。
（注：古腾堡Gutenberg, Johannes 1400-1468，发明活版印刷的德国人）
This course centers on historical eras in which the form and function of media technologies were radically transformed. It includes consideration of the "Gutenberg Revolution," the rise of modern mass media, and the "digital revolution," among other case studies of media transformation and cultural change. Readings cover cultural and social history and historiographic methods.
