RTF 370 Stars and Fan Culture

Unique No. 07405

Faculty: McLeland

Class Time: TTH 11-1230P

Room: CMA 3.120

Screening Time: M 7:30-1030P

Room: CMA 3.120

Writing Comp: No

Comm/Culture Req: Yes

Closing Limit: 46

Cross-listed: No

Prerequisites

Must be an RTF major with a UT GPA of at least a 2.25 and have upper-division standing. The following coursework with a grade of at least C in each course: RTF 305, either 314 or 316, and 6 additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in RTF.

Consent requirements

This course does not require consent. Registration is open via the online registration system to all RTF majors.

First class day policy

Students must attend the first class day or make prior arrangements with the instructor.

Course description

This course is designed to investigate the social and institutional aspects of the star-fan relationship as it occurs and has developed in Hollywood films and American television (although we also will touch on the institutions of popular music and major league sports). As such, it will combine historical case studies and a variety of theoretical approaches to study stars and our interactions with them throughout the 20th and early 21st century.