A Media Studies Analysis of CUNY 1969 Project

Developed by Rianne Subijanto, Baruch College

This teaching material was developed as a result of the CUNY 1969 Teach-in & Retreat that took place in Summer 2024. The assignment asks students to critically analyze CUNY 1969 from a media studies perspective exploring the centrality of media and communication in social movements.

The Teaching Material

Assignment type:
Lesson plan, Final project

Keywords:
Communication, Social Movement, Materiality, Digital Archive, Group-work

Faculty Information

Rianne Subijanto is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Baruch College, City University of New York. Her research interests are on communication technology and infrastructures, social movements, social and environmental justice, and the history of colonialism and capitalism in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Her publication includes Communication against Capital: Red Enlightenment at the Dawn of Indonesia (Cornell University Press, 2025).

Licensing Information

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