MACS 295

Spring 2018 All Classes

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Intro Media/Cinema Topics

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Credit: 3 hours.

Introduction to the study of special topics in media and cinema studies, including cultural, social, historical, economic, and/or political issues in media and/or cinema. Topics vary but may include: genres, stars, historical movements, thematic studies, television, convergence culture, new media.

May be repeated in the same or separate terms to a maximum of 6 hours if topics vary.

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MACS 295 class schedule data for spring 2018
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
60386	Discussion/ Recitation Lecture	A A	7:00PM -9:50PM 10:00AM -11:50AM	T W	1064 Lincoln Hall 122 1203 1/2 W Nevada	Long, D Long, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/18-05/02/18 Section Title: History of Animated Media Section Info: This course examines the technological, stylistic, and cultural history of animated media from the late 19th century to the present day. Topics covered include animation in the silent era, Disney and Warner Bros., Japanese anime, television animation, avant-garde and experimental animation, cartoons and race, Pixar, computer-generated animation, and GIFs. Weekly required screenings. In addition to papers and exams, students will complete projects in which they produce their own animation.
65584	Lecture-Discussion	DB	3:00PM -5:50PM	R	317 Gregory Hall	Knipp, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/18-05/02/18 Section Title: A World of Death & Blood Section Info: A World of Death and Blood: The Horror Film and Society. An exploration of the horror film and its relation to society, this course considers the social, cultural, historical, and political context of the horror film and the ways in which we can understand them as cultural products which absorb and reflect collective social memories, traumas, and fears. The course will cover both U.S. and international horror films, including discussions of topics such as war, terrorism, social and political movements, sex and gender, race, the commodification of fear, and medical pandemics. In doing so we will consider how the filmic negotiations around these phenomena intersect not only within the films thems\elves, but also within film as an industrial art form, including marketing, advertising, and reception.
67687	Lecture-Discussion	SK1	12:30PM -1:50PM	MW	217 Gregory Hall	Qashou, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/18-05/02/18 Section Title: Satire/Comedy Writing Section Info: In this writing workshop, students will practice various forms and genres of satire and comedy writing. Students will learn the craft of TV sitcom screenwriting and examine the use of humor to deliver an idea or to criticize political, social, or cultural phenomena in a form of satirical op-ed, parody and standup comedy. Humor in writing can provide an alternative perspective and can be employed to make people laugh, think, possibly cry and perhaps change their perception of reality, at least till the next newscast.