Module Identifier |
TF30120 |
Module Title |
CONTEXTUALISING TELEVISION |
Academic Year |
2003/2004 |
Co-ordinator |
Mr Jamie Medhurst |
Semester |
Semester 1 |
Other staff |
Professor Thomas P O'Malley |
Pre-Requisite |
TF10420 |
Mutually Exclusive |
FT30120 |
Course delivery |
Other | 20 Hours 20 hours contact |
Assessment |
Assessment Type | Assessment Length/Details | Proportion |
Semester Exam | | |
Semester Assessment | Essay: 4000 words For information on due dates for submission of assessed work, please refer
to the departmental web pages at http://www.aber.ac.uk/tfts/duedates.shtml | 100% |
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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 or policy
Aims
This module aims to provide students with the ability to critically evaluate and engage with key debates in television history and policy.
Content
This module contextualises television in terms of institutional history and policy from the 1930s to the present day. It focuses on key moments in the development of the medium and will examine critical debated and public discourse on television. Topics include the early BBC, the origins of ITV, Pilkington and the cultural crisis of the 1960s, re-thinking public service broadcasting, and the changing face of television. There will also be an opportunity for students to undertake in-depth reading of academic writing and develop critical skills in this area.
Reading Lists
Books
** Essential Reading
Curran and Seaton (2003) Power Without Responsibility (6th edition)
Routledge
FRANLIN (2001) BRITISH TELEVISION POLICY: A READER
ROUTLEDGE
O'Malley (1997) Closedown
Pluto Press
PLEASE REFER TO MODULE HANDBOOK FOR FURTHER READINGS
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6