RTF X52 RTF 352 Topics in Global Media and Area Studies 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of political, social, cultural, and economic factors affecting the use and impact of communication systems in selected regions, such as South Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Europe, East Asia, and Africa. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Some topics may also require two and one-half film screening hours a week.
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: Media and the Middle East. Addresses the role of media in the Middle East, considering communication texts, processes and industries in political, social, economic, and cultural contexts. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic: Media and the Middle East), 342 (Topic 83), Radio-Television-Film 342 (Topic: Media and the Middle East), 352 (Topic 1). Same as: MES 342.83 Additional prerequisite: Fifty-four semester hours of college coursework.
Topic 2: German Media: Print to Television. Examine the history of media technology and its cultural and political implication in the German (speaking) context. German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 341S and Radio-Television-Film 352 (Topic 2) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GSD 341S Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Fifty-four semester hours of college coursework.
Topic 3: Modern Egypt in Film and Fiction. Explore the history and culture of modern Egypt through selected readings in twentieth-century film and fiction. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 340I, History 334F, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Modern Egypt Film/Fiction), 342 (Topic 78), Radio-Television-Film 352 (Topic: Modern Egypt Film/Fiction), 352 (Topic 3). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 340I, HIS 334F, MES 342.78 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.