Research Seminar (584-0-20)

Topic

Rethinking Formulaic Media

Instructors

Mimi White

Meeting Info

Annie May Swift Hall 219: Wed 2:00PM - 4:50PM

Overview of class

In television studies, the world is divided into two kinds of programs: so-called complex or prestige television that requires intense scrutiny and more ordinary television that merely requires a glance for people to assume that they are experts in understanding those programs. This class challenges this kind of division and proposes that even what looks formulaic and repetitive is often more complicated and varied than presumed.

Teaching Method

Students in this graduate seminar should come with a program in mind that they would like to analyze in serious detail, even though it may look "formulaic" at first glance. The class will be built around students developing a paper over the course of the quarter, including finding relevant bibliography for their own work, and sharing it with the class if it seems useful and relevant to others. The syllabus for the class will be designed around writing a research paper.

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Reserved for Screen Cultures PhD students or by permission of instructor.