Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: CULTURAL STUDIES: GLOBAL MEDIA STUDIES

Department: Art History

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3 OR 4

Description: Examines the relationship between globalization and mass- mediated images and sounds. Looks at global distribution of Hollywood entertainment from early twentieth century onward; reception of Hollywood cinema and television in different national contexts; production of alternative/oppositional film and television by indigenous populations. Case studies of Hollywood, Bollywood, and Hong Kong. Cross-list: ENGL 387, WGST 387. Repeatable for Credit.