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3.00 Credits
The media--television, film, and print--has a pervasive influence upon how we view the world. This course enables us to analyze subtle and subliminal messages about culture, race, ethnicity, gender, religion, class, and ability as presented to us through the media. Through open discussions of differences, research, and stimulating readings, we will learn who we are and why we view things the way we do. Expected outcomes include new insights into media influence and our responsibility as media makers, a research project, and self-examination of personal cultural and racial identity. 3 CREDI TS
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In media, racial representation is a significant element on screen, but often an irritation behind closed doors. Can whites write for minority audiences Why aren't there more producers and directors of color Misunderstandings prevail when whites fail to examine their identities, ideology, discomfort, and/or biases. This course will use television and film examples as catalysts for self-examination of whiteness. Readings will lay the groundwork to "try on" our racial identity in a safe communityof media makers. 1 CREDI T PREREQUISITES: 40-2803 CULTURE, RACE AND MEDIA
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This course examines a specific topic within the field of television, rotating the topics on a regular basis to keep the course relevant to trends and issues within television and society. Today more than ever, TV is the primary storyteller in U.S. culture, and therefore the medium raises a constant stream of issues concerning everything from representation of groups to how parents raise their children. Classes focus on providing students with in-depth examinations of TV-related topics, with an overarching emphasis on the importance of approaching television and related issues from a variety of humanistic perspectives (philosophical, industrial, historiographical, etc.) so as to enrich and complicate our understanding of both the issue and TV. 3 CREDI TS
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Television and rock music have exploded together in American pop culture. The class will study historic and revolutionary live performances on television. Using a rare video collection and a current textbook, Rock on Television will explore the role of television in promoting and changing rock music. 3 CREDI TS
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The Media Images Series examines the roles, treatment, and power issues of various minorities and segments of society. This Women's Images course will provide a critical analysis of the portrayals and effects of gender stereotyping, sexuality, and class representation. Through readings, screenings, and discussion we will probe ways that we have been influenced and explore alternative solutions as media-makers. Issues of who controls these images and how the media differentially serves the public and power holders will be examined in both news and entertainment media. Prerequisite: Completion of 30 credit hours 3 CREDI TS PREREQUISITES: COMPLETION OF 30 CREDIT HOURS
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Television Covers is a rotating topic course that takes an indepth look at the television industry's coverage of a particular issue, in dramas, documentary, news, and other forms of television programming. 1 CREDI T
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This senior level seminar examines issues that arise from the medium of television, including ownership and regulation; advertising sales and ratings; news and political content; and professional ethics, responsibilities, and values. Students discuss, debate, and write about current television issues and topics of interest. 3 CREDI TS
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From "Clockwork Orange" and "The Godfather" to "Reality and "24", characters and plots revolve around decisions thatare viewed as ethical, immoral or neutral, depending upon viewers' principles. . . and the skill of the director. This course asks difficult questions of students as media makers regarding one's personal moral compass, code of ethics about violence and sex, murder and money, and what that means to creative work in television and film. 1 CREDI T
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This scriptwriting class is for students who already have a basic understanding of story structure, dialog, and character development. In this class the student will learn to write full-length television scripts and will study the structure and conventions of writing the sitcom, sketch comedy, and hourlong dramatic scripts. Student work will be read aloud and workshopped, step by step, in a traditional "writer"s table?tory conference procedure. Each student will leave the course with at least one full-length, polished script from one of the featured genres. 3 CREDI TS PREREQUISITES: 52-1152 WRITING AND RHETORIC II OR 40-2100 TELEVISION ARTS: WRITING OR 24-1710 SCREENWRITING I: WRITING THE SHORT FILM
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This course is intended to hone specific producing skills. The focus will be on independently produced programs, covering a wide range of styles and genres. Independent video/television will be examined from a historical perspective to set the stage for the students' own work. This work will culminate in a final project. 4 CREDI TS PREREQUISITES: 40-2100 TELEVISION ARTS: WRITING, 40-2401 PRODUCTION AND EDITING II
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