RTF X31K RTF 331K Topics in Film, Video, and Television Theory 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 2.5 Lab Hours
Survey of basic theories that seek to explain the relationships between film, video, television, and their respective audiences. Three lecture hours and one two-and-a-half hour film screening a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Forty-five semester hours of college coursework.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Cult Movies and Gender Issues.
Topic 2: Television and Theories of Gender.
Topic 3: Visualization of Narrative. Additional prerequisite: Radio-Television-Film 317 and 318 with a grade of at least C in each.
Topic 4: Feminist Media Theory. Survey of basic feminist media theory.
Topic 5: Screen Theory. Survey of basic screen theory.
Topic 6: Critical Studies of Film and Television Stardom. Survey of the construction and meanings of stardom in film, television, and new media. Subjects include links with the media industries; stardom and race, class, gender, and sexuality; and new permutations of celebrity culture. Radio-Television-Film 331K (Topic 6) and 331K (Topic: Critical Studies of Film and Television Stardom) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 7: Stardom and Celebrity Culture. Survey of the construction and meanings of stardom in film, television, and new media. Subjects include links with the media industries; stardom and race, class, gender, and sexuality; and new permutations of celebrity culture. Only one of the following may be counted: Radio-Television-Film 331K (Topic: Critical Studies of Film and Television Stardom), 331K (Topic 6), 331K (Topic 7), Women's and Gender Studies 324 (Topic: Critical Stds Film/TV Stardm), 324J. Three lecture hours and one two-and-a-half hour film screening a week for one semester. Same as: WGS 324J Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Fifty-four semester hours of college coursework.
Topic 8: Transmedia Storytelling. Radio-Television-Film 331K (Topic: Transmedia Storytelling) and 331K (Topic 8) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 010