| I. Core Concepts |
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Introduction to the Course: A Comparative Approach to Media Studies: Storytelling Across Media |
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Media Studies: An Interdisciplinary Field
Technology and Meaning: Concepts of "High" and "Low" Culture |
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Lab/Discussion Section: Show and Tell (Media Artifacts) - See Handout
Note: Sections meet in extended session for 1.5 hours |
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Approaches to Studying Media: The Concept of Commodity - The Frankfurt School and the Birmingham School
Questions of Ownership and Control of Media
The Challenge of Cultural Pluralism |
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Applying the Frameworks: Advertising |
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Screening/Discussion Section: The Power of Advertising
Documentary Film Screening |
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Key Media Debates: Influence, Representation, Control
Guest Speaker: Prof. Mark Lloyd |
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Paper 1 and Cover Letter Due to Discussion Section Leader |
| II. Comparative Media Over Time |
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Comparing Oral and Print Cultures: Different Forms of Storytelling |
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Written Media: The Press: Technology, Power and Influence |
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Library Presentation with Reference Librarians
Bring Proposal for Final Research Project (1-1 ½ Pages, Typed)
See Handout for Description of Project |
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Submit Revised Proposal for Research Project to Section Leader |
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The Rise of Entertainment Culture in Late 19th Century America and the Growth of Modern Mass Media in Early 20th Century America |
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Screening/Discussion Section: The Rise of Modern Mass Media: Early Silent Film in the U.S. |
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The Documentary Mode: Photography and Film
Media and Social Reform |
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The Star System: Origins in the Silent Era |
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Screen Culture: Movies and Music |
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Paper 2 Due to Section Leader |
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Screening/Discussion Section: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Piano Accompaniment and Discussion: Prof. Martin Marks) |
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Sound Genres And Audiences: Storytelling Across Media: Melodrama and Horror |
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The Social Problem Movie: Storytelling Across Media |
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Filmic and Ethnic Images |
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Storytelling Across Media: Film and Colonialism |
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Broadcasting: Radio and Television: The Public Interest, Public Entertainment and the Commercial Imperative |
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Paper 3 Due to Section Leader |
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TV as Consensus Narrative: Critiques of TV |
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Cable TV and Independent Film |
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Draft, Final Research Paper 4 Due to Section Leader |
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Globalization and Media Culture |
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Models of The Digital Revolution |
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Contemporary Issues: Media Convergence and Power in the Digital Age Audiences as Producers and Receivers |
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Discussion Section: Extended Section 7-10 |
Oral Presentations, Final Research Project |
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Last Day of Class |
Final Essay Due |