MEDIA 309

Watching Television

Please note: this is archived course information from 2018 for MEDIA 309.

Description

An introduction to television studies. Explores the historical development and distinctive aesthetic style of television; examines television’s role in the production of individual, national and global identities; and interrogates television’s negotiation of social meanings in the context of everyday life. Specific topics include domestic context; audience reception and negotiation; fandom and celebrity; the regulation of childhood; commodity culture and tabloid television.

Availability 2018

Not offered in 2018; planned for 2019

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Points

MEDIA 309: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage II in Media, Film and Television

Restrictions

FTVMS 211, MEDIA 211, FTVMS 309