| Module Identifier |
TF30120 |
| Module Title |
TELEVISION ANALYSIS |
| Academic Year |
2002/2003 |
| Co-ordinator |
Mr Jamie Medhurst |
| Semester |
Semester 1 |
| Other staff |
Thomas P O'Malley |
| Pre-Requisite |
TF10420 |
| Mutually Exclusive |
FT30120 |
| Course delivery |
Seminars / Tutorials | 5 Hours |
| |
Lecture | 20 Hours |
| Assessment |
Semester Exam | 2 Hours | 50% |
| |
Semester Assessment | Essay
Essay : Monday 13th January 2003 | 50% |
Learning outcomes
Typically, upon completion of this module a student will be able:
To demonstrate an awareness of the historical and institutional structures of television
To critically evaluate discourses relating to the academic study of television
To critically apply theoretical models of television theory to the televisual text studied
To present a well-informed essay on specific subject relating to television history
Content
This module is divided into two section: 1. Debates over television and 2. Textual Analysis. The first section outlines the debates and discourses surrounding television since the 1950s and focuses on institutional, cultural, political and economic factors which provide a framework for the development of the medium. The second section will focus on a televisual text (soap opera for 2002/3) and will use this as a case study for applying different approaches to the study of television.
Aims
This module studies concepts relating to television which have emerged as a result of academic study over a number of years. It seeks to integrate different approaches to the study of the medium, such as the textual/generic framework and criticall/political economy.
Reading Lists
Books
PLEASE REFER TO MODULE HANDBOOK FOR READINGS.