JMS 301 - Media Criticism

Institution:

Mercer University

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Description:

This course examines media texts as cultural artifacts from a variety of critical and theoretical perspectives. We will focus on film, television, and New Media in our examination of the meanings, pleasures, and practices of one of the most widespread sign systems of our time. The approaches/methods will include: semiotics, auteur theory, genre theory, feminist theories, cultural studies, postmodernism, and cybercriticism. (Every year)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mercer.edu

Phone Number:

(478) 301-2700

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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