TELEVISION CRITICISM

COMARTS 351

Critical overview of the cultural industries driving television in the United States, from broadcast networks and cable to downloading and streaming, focusing on economic and regulatory structures, programming practices, labor, globalization, audiences, and adaptations to changing conditions in the digital age.

COMARTS 950

An advanced review and exploration of theoretical and methodological developments in media studies.

COMARTS 454

Intensive analysis of selected films, using contemporary critical theories and methods.

COMARTS 250

Key concepts for the critical analysis of television, film, radio, and digital media. Focusing primarily on meanings, aesthetics, technology, media industries, representations, and audiences.

COMARTS 540

An examination of a specific television genre, analyzing it as a narrative, economic, cultural, and political entity and exploring its role in perpetuating and/or challenging ideas of what society is or could be.