TVR 30.5: Media Criticism (Television and Radio Criticism)

Class Schedule and Assignments - Fall, 2004

Monday/Wednesday - 12:15PM-1:30PM

Semester Syllabus / Lecture Notes

Session Date SubjectAssignment
8 September 29 Narrative Theory (continuted) No additional reading
9 October 4 Genre Theory Read Allen, Chapter 4
10 October 6 Writing Media Criticism Read Levinson, Chapters 4, 5, 6
11 October 13 Ideological Analysis Read Allen Chapter 5; Short Paper 1 Due
12 October 18 Ideological Analysis (continued) Optionally Read Allen, Chapter 7
13 October 20 Audience-Oriented Criticism Read Allen, Chapter 3
14 October 25 Production-Oriented Approaches Read Levinson, Chapters 7 and 8
15 October 27 Medium as Message Read Levinson, Chapters 9 and 10
16 November 1 Cultural Studies Read Allen, Chapter 8; Short Paper 2 Due
17 November 3 Theories of MindRead Allen, Chapter 6
18 November 8 Postmodern Approaches Read Allen, Chapter 9; Term Paper Introduction Due
19 November 10 No Class. Attending NCATerm Paper Preparation Day
20 November 15 Election Postmortem No reading; Second Annotated Bibliography
21 November 17 Exam Good Luck
22 November 22 Uses of Media Read Levinson, Chaptes 11, 12, 13; First Complete Draft of Term Paper Due
23 November 29 Term Paper Presentations No Reading
24 December 1 Term Paper Presentations No Reading
25 December 6 Term Paper Presentations No Reading
26 December 8 Term Paper Presentations No Reading
27 December 13 The Rearview Mirror Read Levinson, Chapters 14 and 15. Final Submission of Term Paper for Grading
28 December 14 Thinking Systematically About Media Read Allen, Afterword. Note that this is a Tuesday.
Final December 20Optional Final ExamMonday from 10:30am - 12:30pm. Term papers and, to the extent it is possible to do so, final grades will be returned at this time.
Completed Sessions
1 August 30 Introduction No Reading
2 September 1 The Landscape of Media Criticism Read http://davis.foulger.info/research/unifiedModelOfCommunication.htm and http://evolutionarymedia.com/papers/hammerAsMedium.htm
3 September 8 Exploring and Explaining Media Read Levinson, Chapters 1, 2, 3
4 September 13 Doing Media Criticism Read Allen, Introduction
5 September 20 Semiotics Read Allen, Chapter One; Bring body of content to class
6 September 22 Semiotics (continued) No additional reading
7 September 27 Narrative Theory Read Allen, Chapter 2, First Annotated Bibliography Due