University of Massachusetts Boston
CINE 304: Understanding Television
Professor
Galili,Doron
Credits
3
Mode
Online
Tuition
$4,122
Course Description
This class focuses on television's evolution as a cultural practice from a historical and theoretical perspective. Taking a humanistic approach, it examines the nature, institutions, technologies, aesthetics, and socio-political functions of commercial and public-service broadcast television. Further, it scrutinizes contemporary technological and cultural changes, such as the rise of digital and transnational television phenomena, questioning how television formats, programs and institutions are influencing and influenced by major shifts in global mediascapes.Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite: ENGL 101 or ENGL 102 or instructor permission
Prerequisites
- Pre-requisite: ENGL 101 or ENGL 102 or instructor permission
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