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Summer Session 2009

Updated April 20, 2009

Media Studies courses & courses that will fulfill requirements for the IMS Major for Summer 2009. (Note: The following list has been prepared by Intercollegiate Media Studies to help students interested in media studies plan their fall schedules. Every attempt has been made to be accurate, but students should rely on their advisors and the registrars at their colleges. Questions and comments can be directed to Tracy Biga MacLean.)

Key: T = Theory; FT = Film Theory; MH = Media History; P = Introductory Production; IP = Intermediate/advanced Production; AH = 20th or 21st C. Art History; E = Elective, I= Introductory.

Session I - May 26-July 3

• ANTH 68: Life Online / J. Novell (E) - M/W/F 1:15-3:20
  The main goals of this course are for students to get acquainted with the current state of social science research on cyberspace, to think about what an anthropological and ethnographic approach can gain for us and begin to carry such a project out, and to think critically and collectively about a series of questions about society in the cyber age.
• ARHI 141A: (Re)presenting Africa: Art, History, and Film / P. Jackson (T) - T/TH 1-4:10
  The seminar centers on post-colonial African films to examine (re)presentations of the people, arts, cultures and socio-political histories of Africa and its Diaspora. Course critically examines the cinematic themes, aesthetics, styles and schools of African and African Diasporic filmmakers.
• SPAN 178: New Latin American Cinema / S. Velazco (E) - T/TH 1:15-2:30; W 4-6
  Traces the development of Latin American cinema from the formative years of the 1960s through the 1990’s. Examines both films and theoretical writings of pioneering filmmakers, paying special attention to the emergence of a new women’s cinema in the ‘80’s and ‘90’s. Offered every third year.

Session II - July 6-August 14

• ENG 110: Novel on Screen / S. Bhattacharya (E) - T/TH 1-4:10
  This class explores the intersections of film and literature to discover how the dialogue between the two media enhances our reading experience of the printed word while developing new kinds of visual literacy. The class will focus on a selection of British novels that have been adapted for film.
• MS 62: Censorship in America / J. Lawless (MH) - M/W 1-4:10
  Focusing specifically on music, art and news media, this course examines various flashpoints in US culture that have engendered public debate regarding academic and artistic freedom, free speech, and the first amendment. With the aid of written and visual materials we will discuss and debate what qualifies as “offensive,” how to define “community,” and what options exist when implied community standards are challenged.
• MS 82: Introduction to Video / S. Hutin (P) - T/TH 7-10:05
  This workshop is an introduction to all aspects of digital video production – camera, lights, tripods, sound, and non-linear editing. Hands-on assignments will be organized around the formal properties and power of video.
• MS 151: Television Genres / T. MacLean (T) - T/TH 9-12:10
  The course will consider television’s distinct modes. Key genres – live drama, mini-series, sitcom, soap opera, sketch comedy, game show, science fiction, variety, news and reality – will be discussed. We will employ intermedia studies – developing critical readings of how television engages with radio and film in its use of genre.
• POST 133: Film, Politics and the Cold War / A. Pantoja (E) -
  M/W 7-10:10
  For nearly 50 years the Cold War influenced nearly all aspects of American political and cultural life. This course examines Cold War genre films in an effort to understand how Americans perceived the Soviet threat and how these popular perceptions influenced international and domestic politics.
• SOC 81: Sociology through Film / P. Zuckerman (E) - T/TH 9-12:10
  Film is an excellent medium through which to convey critical insights and truths about the social world. This class will use movies (both documentaries and narratives) as tools to learn about sociological ideas and perspectives.