Symposium: Issues in RTVF (398-0-22)

Topic

Contemporary Television

Instructors

Aymar Jean Escoffery

Meeting Info

Frances Searle Building 2407: Tues 2:00PM - 4:50PM

Overview of class

This course focuses on how the art and business of prime time television changed after the introduction of "new media," from cable to the Internet. Readings will explore production, storytelling, identity and distribution of TV and web entertainment. Students will learn to analyze television and social video objects in relationship to the contexts of their production and reception.

The goal of this course is to give students a deeper understanding of the complexity and ever-changing nature of a media business. Television is arguably the country's most powerful medium, foundational to American culture and history in the post-WWII era. At first tightly regulated and controlled, television has fragmented, its networks folded into conglomerations and its programs spread across dozens of channels and producers. Throughout the semester students are encouraged to question how changes in television production, regulation and distribution affects programming, culture and politics at large.

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: REASON: Pre-registration is not allowed for this class. Please try again during regular registration.