Topic 1: Hispanic Images and Counterimages. The critical analysis of Hispanic images in media. Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 322 (Topic 1), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 9), Radio-Television-Film 359S (Topic 1). Three lecture hours and one two-hour film screening a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: For radio-television-film majors: upper-division standing, Radio-Television-Film 314 or 316, and nine additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in radio-television-film; for others, upper-division standing.

Topic 2: Women and Media Culture. Critical analysis of media and its interrelation with issues of gender. Radio-Television-Film 359 (Topic: Women and Media Culture) and 359S (Topic 2) may not both be counted.

Topic 3: Gender and Rock Culture. Critical analysis of issues relating to media, gender, and rock culture. Radio-Television-Film 331K (Topic: Gender, Sexuality, and Rock Culture) and 359S (Topic 3) may not both be counted.

Topic 4: Media, Memory, and History. Critical analysis of the relationship between historical events and media.

Topic 5: Queer Media Studies. Critical analysis of queer media. Read key queer (media) theory texts and explore dominant strategies used by the media industries, as well as those utilized by LGBTQ+ independents/subcultures, paying close attention to contested discourses of identity, politics, activism and desire. Explore historical shifts in the representation of LGBTQ+ individuals. Only one of the following may be counted: Radio-Television-Film 359S (Topic: Queer Media Studies), 359S (Topic 5), 377H (Topic: Queer Media Studies), 377H (Topic 2), Women's and Gender Studies 324 (Topic: Queer Media Studies), 335 (Topic 16), 335C. Three lecture hours and one two-and-one-half-hour film screening a week for one semester. Same as: WGS 335C Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Fifty-four semester hours of college coursework.

Topic 6: Girls' Media and Culture Studies. Introduction to the critical analysis of women and media culture. Focuses on commercial media texts mass produced in the United States, and explores the dominant strategies used by the magazine, film, and broadcasting industries to represent women and women's issues as well as to attract women consumers. Examines how women participate in media culture via their roles as consumers and audiences, as well as fans of particular cultural texts. Explores how women have developed alternative media economies by creating their own cultural texts and practices. Only one of the following may be counted: Radio-Television-Film 359S (Topic: Girls' Media and Culture Studies), 359S (Topic 6), Women's and Gender Studies 324 (Topic 3), Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic: Girls' Media and Culture Studies).

Topic 7: Mixed Race & US Film/Media. An introduction to the evolving representation of mixed-race individuals, romance, and families and to mixed-race stars and producers in U.S. film, television, and new media since the silent film era. Radio-Television-Film 359S (Topic 7) and 370 (Topic: Mixed Race & US Film/Media) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 8: Latina/os and U.S. Media. Survey of the representation and participation of Latinas and Latinos in U.S. English-language film and television from the silent film era to the present. Also focuses on issues Latina/os face as media producers, media consumers, and media activists. Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 9: Latina Feminisms and Media. Survey of Chicana and Latina feminist scholarship, activism, and creative expression with an emphasis on Latina media production and representation in U.S. entertainment media. Only one of the following may be counted: Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic: Latina Feminisms and Media) Radio-Television-Film 359 (Topic: Latina Feminisms and Media), 359S (Topic 9), Women's and Gender Studies 324 (Topic: Latina Feminisms and Media). Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 10: Gender and Media in the '60s. Radio-Television-Film 359S (Topic: Gender and Media in the 1960s) and 359S (Topic 10) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 11: Brazilian Media. Radio-Television-Film 359 (Topic: Brazilian Media & Pop Culture) and 359S (Topic 11) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 12: Gender and Fan Culture. Only one of the following may be counted: Radio-Television-Film 359S (Topic: Gender and Fan Culture), 359S (Topic 12), Women's and Gender Studies 324 (Topic: Gender and Fan Culture), 324E. Three lecture hours and one two-and-one-half-hour film screening a week for one semester. Same as: WGS 324E Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Fifty-four semester hours of college coursework.

Topic 13: Latin American Television. Only one of the following may be counted: Radio-Television-Film 359 (Topic: Latin American Television), 359S (Topic 13), 377H (Topic: Latin American Television). Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 14: Latino Images in Film. Radio-Television-Film 359 (Topic: Latino Images in Film) and 359S (Topic 14) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 15: Black Television Comedy. Radio-Television-Film 359S (Topic: Black Television Comedy) and 359S (Topic 15) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 16: Fan Identities and Cultures. Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 17: Chicana/o Cinema. Only one of the following may be counted: Mexican American Studies 370, 370E, 374 (Topic: Chicana/o Film), Radio-Television-Film 359 (Topic 9), 359 (Topic: Chicana/o Film), 359S (Topic 17). Three lecture hours and one two-and-one-half-hour film screening a week for one semester. Same as: MAS 370E Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Fifty-four semester hours of college coursework.

Topic 18: Latina Filmmakers in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: Mexican American Studies 370C, 370F, 374 (Topic: Latina Filmmakers), Radio-Television-Film 359 (Topic 10), 359 (Topic: Latina Filmmakers), 359S (Topic 18), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 99), 340 (Topic: Latina Filmmakers). Three lecture hours and one two-and-one-half-hour film screening a week for one semester. Same as: MAS 370F Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Fifty-four semester hours of college coursework.