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University of Massachusetts Boston

CINE 304: Understanding Television

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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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