MCS 033: Introduction to Comparative Media Studies

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours

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Prerequisites: none

Description: Comparative introduction to the study of two or more media, such as film and televi- sion or digital media, and to various critical approach- es to the media (formalism, feminism, Marxism, etc.). Special attention is paid to the “rhetoric” of media, media similarities and differences, and cross-media borrowing. Cross-listed with ENGL 033. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.