Television Genres
Examines a specific television genre as a narrative, economic, cultural, and political entity, exploring how it perpetuates or challenges ideas about society.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2017: 3.58 GPA, 76.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Fall 2019: 3.39 GPA, 59.3% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.27 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Assess how the topic genre works as a unique mode of communication
Discuss thoughtfully the cultural work being done by current examples of the topic genre
Explain the roles that older examples of the topic genre played in cultural history
Analyze how the topic genre works as a business and/or industry
Critically examine various modes, styles, theories, and uses of the topic genre
Analyze various ways in which the topic genre both explicitly and implicitly engages important cultural issues, debates, and topics of concern to a society
Identify and pursue opportunities to contribute to the scholarly analysis of the topic genre
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
Course map(COM ARTS 250 and 351) or graduate/professional standing
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Student experience
the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2017: 3.58 GPA, 76.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Fall 2019: 3.39 GPA, 59.3% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.27 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).
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Topics
- Narrative, economic, cultural, and political dimensions of a television genre.
- Cultural work performed by current examples of a television genre.
- Historical roles of older examples of a television genre in cultural history.
Skills
- Assess a television genre as a unique mode of communication.
- Analyze how a television genre functions as a business and/or industry.
- Analyze explicit and implicit engagement with cultural issues by a television genre.
- Contribute to scholarly analysis of a television genre.
Grades
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