FTV375

This course explores the connections between television and culture in the United States from the start of the mass audience centered network era of the 1950s to the current niche audience, multi-platform post-network period. Through the humanist perspective, students will screen a variety of television episodes that exemplify contemporaneous cultural conditions in order to examine the role of television as a social force that both reflects and influences American culture, particularly in the realm of race and gender representation. Students will also explore the commercial imperatives of the TV industry to understand the connections between TV content and advertising, and how these imperatives dictate how cultural elements are depicted.

GE - T2-ARTS (Tier 2 Arts), GEED - EPHUM (Gen Ed: EP Humanist)

Fall, Spring, Summer