Topic 1: Hispanic Images and Counterimages. Additional prerequisite: Prerequisite for non-radio-television-film majors: Upper-division standing and consent of instructor.
Topic 2: Race and Popular American Culture. The intersection of African American racial politics and the changing popular media industry, especially film, music, and television. Additional prerequisite: For radio-television-film majors, upper-division standing and the following coursework, with a grade of at least C in each course: Radio-Television-Film 305, either 314 or 316, and six additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in radio-television-film; for others, upper-division standing.
Topic 3: Asian American Media Cultures. Examine popular and critical roles, representations, and politics of Asian Americans in U.S. media including Hollywood cinema, U.S. network and cable television, Asian American independent film, and online media. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 320 (Topic: Asian American Media Cultures), 320 (Topic 4), 320D, Radio-Television-Film 359 (Topic: Asian American Media Cultures), 359 (Topic 3). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AAS 320D Additional prerequisite: Fifty-four semester hours of college coursework.
Topic 4: Youth and Social Media. Radio-Television-Film 359 (Topic: Youth and Social Media) and 359 (Topic 4) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 5: Social Media: Growth, Uses, and Impacts. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 356G, Radio-Television-Film 359 (Topic: Youth and Social Media), 359 (Topic 4), 359 (Topic 5).
Topic 6: Gender, Race, and Sexuality in Sports Media. Only one of the following may be counted: Radio-Television-Film 359 (Topic 6), 365 (Topic: Gender/Race/Sexlty Sport Media), Women's and Gender Studies 324 (Topic: Gender/Race/Sexlty Sport Media), 324F. Three lecture hours and one two-and-one-half-hour film screening a week for one semester. Same as: WGS 324F Additional prerequisite: Fifty-four semester hours of college coursework.
Topic 7: Race and Digital Media Culture. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 356R, Radio-Television-Film 359 (Topic: Race/Digital Media Cultures), 359 (Topic 7).
Topic 8: Women and Sports Media. Only one of the following may be counted: Radio-Television-Film 359 (Topic 8), Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic: Women and Sports Media), 345N. Same as: WGS 345N Additional prerequisite: Fifty-four semester hours of college coursework.
Topic 9: Chicana/o Film. Investigate representations of Chicanas/os, both on-screen and behind the scenes of U.S. films. Explore films made by, for, and about Chicanos/as and Mexican-Americans from the Chicano Movement of the 1960s to the present day. Only one of the following may be counted: Mexican American Studies 370, 374 (Topic: Chicana/o Film), Radio-Television-Film 359 (Topic: Chicana/o Film), 359 (Topic 9). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 10: Latina Filmmakers. Explore the history of U.S.-based Latina filmmakers (primarily directors, producers, and screenwriters) and the images they have created. Examine early representations of Latinas in Hollywood film and consider how Latina filmmakers have gained increasing control over their own images, particularly since the 1990s. Only one of the following may be counted: Mexican American Studies 370C, 374 (Topic: Latina Filmmakers), Radio-Television-Film 359 (Topic: Latina Filmmakers), 359 (Topic 10), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Latina Filmmakers), 340 (Topic 99). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 11: Apertures: Film and Photography Through Greater Mexico. Exploration of the historical and aesthetic linkages and affinities between filmmakers and photographers working in greater Mexico, including prominent visitors and Americans of Mexican descent. Considers how Mexican culture is represented but also how borders between Mexico and the wider world--as well as among media--were blurred or brought into sharper focus by these exchanges. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 341R, 361 (Topic: Apertures: Film & Photo Mexico), Latin American Studies 327 (Topic: Apertures: Film/Photo Mex), 327 (Topic: Apertures: Film/Photo Mexico), 327 (Topic 8), Radio-Television-Film 347F (Topic: Apertures: Film/Photo Mex), 359 (Topic 11). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ARH 341R, LAS 327.8