COM 3312 - Television Criticism

Credits: 4

This course is an introduction to the scholarly study of television. We will consider television in terms of aesthetics and style, representation (and how it contributes to our identities and culture), viewing practices, politics and regulation, and its industrial practices and structures. In this class we will take all television shows seriously. From The Real Housewives of New Jersey and Breaking Bad to Ballers and The Wire, all programming is important ideologically, politically, and socially.
Fulfills: W in LS Core