JOUR2200 · University and Capstone

The Underground Press

Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences

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Angela Ards

Director, Journalism Minor, Interdisciplinary

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Instructor: 4.2
Course: 4.0

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Angela Ards

Director, Journalism Minor, Interdisciplinary

3 evaluations for this course

Instructor: 4.2
Course: 4.0

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Note to Journalism minors: this course satisfies the requirement for an elective with a "critical" orientation.Note to all students: This course is included in CORE - Engaging Differences and Justice.The underground press was a vast network of loosely affiliated newspapers that emerged in the 1950s and 60s when young people asked very hard questions about the meaning of power and the role of the press. The outsider outlets spread through hundreds of communities throughout the nation, ranging from big city weeklies like "The Village Voice" and the Berkeley "Barb" to specialized periodicals representing the Black press, as well as other ethnic newspapers, progressive weeklies, and various conservative perspectives. This course examines the factors that helped pave the way for this journalism of dissent and how this history affects alternative media today.

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OrganizationHow well the course was organized: 4.04 / 5
ChallengeHow intellectually challenging students found it: 4.12 / 5
AttendanceHow necessary attendance was: 4.18 / 5
AssignmentsHow helpful assignments were: 4.13 / 5

Weekly effort: ~3.5 hours

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Evaluation history 3 terms

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Term	Evaluations	Course rating	Instructor rating
Spring 2025	1	3.3	3.6
Spring 2023	1	4.1	4.2
Fall 2021	1	4.5	4.7