An exploration of American TV as both a cultural, product and industry. A decade-by-decade overview, of television's development from radio origins to, digital convergence leads to a discussion of, aesthetic and industrial aspects of TV style,, narrative, genre, and representation of diversity., Includes a separate weekly screening. Junior, standing required.
- Teacher: Melanie Kohnen
Survey of the major theoretical approaches to, film, media, and popular culture from the past, 150 years. Theories include critical (Marxist,, feminist, critical race), formal (montage,, realism, aesthetics), new media, and media, effects. The course seeks a broad understanding, of what media are and how they work in a, democracy. Seniors will be given registration, preference during the first round of, registration.
- Teacher: Melanie Kohnen
Survey of the major theoretical approaches to, film, media, and popular culture from the past, 150 years. Theories include critical (Marxist,, feminist, critical race), formal (montage,, realism, aesthetics), new media, and media, effects. The course seeks a broad understanding, of what media are and how they work in a, democracy. Seniors will be given registration, preference during the first round of, registration.
- Teacher: Melanie Kohnen
Cultural, industrial, political, and economic, implications of digital technology and innovation, on cultural expression, media storytelling,, democracy, globalization, and news gathering and, dissemination. New media theory and investigation, of meaning, knowledge, and power related to, digital technologies. Investigation of the nature, of production of consumption and active audiences.
- Teacher: Melanie Kohnen
Exploration of how LGBTQ identities and, communities have become visible in American, film/TV. Addressing both history and the present,, topics include classical Hollywood cinema, AIDS,, activism, race/intersectionality, contemporary TV,, family, and fandom. Projects include papers and, video essays. This course counts toward the gender, studies minor (instructor permission required).
- Teacher: Melanie Kohnen