RTF F335 Television Genres - W

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Faculty: Kackman

Class Time: M-F 230P - 400P

Room: CMA 3.116

Lab Time: T 430P - 700P

Room: CMA 3.116

Writing Comp: Y

Comm/Cult Req: N

Closing Limit: 35

Session: First

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: RTF 305, either 314 or 316, and 6 additional hours of lower-division coursework in RTF.

CONSENT REQUIREMENTS

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

FIRST CLASS DAY POLICY

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

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course explores television genre as an aesthetic, cultural, and economic system. We'll explore the development of genre production within the TV industry, how such programs exploit and/or violate stylistic norms, and how they operate as mechanisms for the exchange and circulation of cultural meanings. During the course, we will compare multiple genres, with particular emphasis paid to westerns, soap operas, science fiction, and horror.