Understanding Television, Spring 2003
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Author: Thorburn, David
Subject: Humanities, Social Sciences
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M.I.T.
Collection Name: MIT OpenCourseWare
Abstract: A cultural approach to television's evolution as a technology and system of representation. Considers television as a system of storytelling and mythmaking, and as a cultural practice studied from anthropological, literary, and cinematic perspectives. Focuses on prime-time commercial broadcasting, the medium's technological and economic history, and theoretical perspectives. Considerable television viewing and readings in media theory and cultural interpretation are required. Topic for Spring: American Television: A Cultural History. Meets with CMS.915, but assignments differ.
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Course Type: Full Course
Material Types: Assessments, Homework and Assignments, Syllabi
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Language: English
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