JOUR 225 - Deconstructing the Story

Institution:

Point Park University

Subject:

JOURNALISM

Description:

This course is critical-analytic, designed to serve as an introduction to the practice of media literacy through the close reading of media texts. Students will survey the major schools of analytic thought in the cultural-critical tradition and apply them to popular media in order to be able to identify and discuss major themes depicted in the texts. Each instructor who teaches the course is free to choose the genre of media, as well as the major themes students will identify and discuss. The main framework for media text analysis will remain consistent across all iterations of the course. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Define key terms and critical theories for understanding television, film, or Internet texts in the cultural-critical tradition, such as semiotics, narrative structure, genre, discourse and content analysis, as well as the theory on the politics of representation. (2) Examine television, film, or Internet texts for aesthetic, cultural, historical, or social context. (3) Describe the forms, styles, or structures of television, film, or Internet texts. (4) Describe the role of audience, genre, or purpose in forming an interpretation of television, film, or Internet texts. (5) Compare and contrast media texts in order to apply critical theories and key terminology to media texts.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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