Units: 3Examines collective efforts and attempts to produce social change via protest. Applies theory and criticism to understand contemporary and historical debates shaping popular and political culture; studies how social practices and protests enrich or hinder participation in public life; determines the effectiveness, ineffectiveness, and ethical dimensions of communicative/rhetorical acts that disrupt, provoke, encourage, and help mobilize social protests. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for COMM 420-3.Enrollment restricted to students with Junior or Senior standing.