GSOC 6077 -

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The New School

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Televisuality [F] Fall 2008. Three credits. Paolo Carpignano By reading major authors and discussing key topics in the field of television criticism students learn about the state of television theory. Issues concerning video language, programming flow, "live" transmission, televisiongenres, audience participation, interactivity, etc. are examined in order to understand what makes television different from other forms of mass media. Particular attention is given to televsion's transition between spectatorship and hypertext, between analogical narrative and digital interactivity, and to the role that television has had in transforming the notion of visuality in the last half century. Cross-listed as NMDS 5216.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.newschool.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 229-5600

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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