Explores political, economic and cultural relationships between new media of communication and society, including issues of history, race, gender, class, globalization, national identity and everyday life.
Radio, Television, & Film
COM ARTS 456
Survey of Russian and Soviet cinema from the pre-Revolutionary era to the present. Works by major filmmakers will be viewed and discussed in the context of cultural politics.
COM ARTS 455
Survey of French cinema from 1895 to the present. Emphasis on aesthetic trends, film movements, film industry, and cultural context.
COM ARTS 454
Intensive analysis of selected films, using contemporary critical theories and methods.
COM ARTS 451
Analysis of selected television programming, interpretation of contemporary television programs, and survey of existing critical approaches.
COM ARTS 450
Traces the development of broadcasting as a cultural institution, examining the emergence of radio and television within the context of national identity and globalization.
COM ARTS 448
Examination of the various roles that film, television, and other media play in creating, challenging, and negotiating national and global identities.
COM ARTS 420
Examines representations of Asian American in American media using historical, analytical, and critical approaches. Issues of cultural production, identity, race, politics, and gender are linked to examinations of specific media forms.
COM ARTS 419
Critical and historical survey of the participation and representation of Latino/as in U.S. film, television, and popular culture, with a primary focus on Hispanic representation in Hollywood-produced imagery. The counter-images of Latino and Latina media …
COM ARTS 418
Examines images of gender and sexuality in the media, with a focus on contemporary media in the U.S. Using theories from cultural studies, film and media studies, gender studies, and communication we will explore different …