This unit explores television in its wider cultural and social context by focusing on the theories and history of the medium. Through close textual analysis students will analyse the relationship between television and its audience. They will consider questions of gender and genre and develop an understanding of television's vital role in the public sphere. An introduction to how television works, how televisual research can be conducted and an appreciation of the relationship between conceptual theory and industrial practice, through examples from speakers in the industry, will also be provided.
WEIGHT:
12.5%
ASSESSMENT:
Two media research essays totaling 3,000-words (40%); tutorial assessment (20%); two hour exam (40%).
TEACHING PATTERN: Two-hour lecture and one-hour tutorial per week
REQUISITE INFO
Prereq
25% 100 level Journalism, Media and Communications or equivalent
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