Middlebury

AMST0104A-F12

Television & American Culture
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Television & American Culture
This course explores American life in the last six decades through an analysis of our central medium: television. Spanning a history of television from its origins in radio to its future in digital convergence, we will consider television's role in both reflecting and constituting American society through a variety of approaches. Our topical exploration will consider the economics of the television industry, television's role within American democracy, the formal attributes of a variety of television genres, television as a site of gender and racial identity formation, television's role in everyday life, and the medium's technological and social impacts. 2 hrs. lect./3 hrs. screen.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
92472
Subject Code:
AMST
Course Number:
0104
Section Identifier:
A

Course

AMST 0104

All Sections in Fall 2012

Fall 2012

AMST0104A-F12 Lecture (Mittell)