Not currently offered
Course code

FMCS3201

Units

10 units

Level

3000 level

Course handbook

Description

This course examines television texts while interrogating the many forces that influence television's production, distribution, and reception. These are explored through television programming from the recent so-called 'golden age of television'. In the 21st Century, television has undergone rapid technological and industrial changes, which has shaped television content. ‘Peak TV’ refers to the massive expansion in the number of TV channels, distributors, and shows. Streaming video-on-demand platforms like Netflix and Stan provide an online distribution network for older series while also becoming niche content creators, enabling new kinds of television. How we watch television has also changed, as evident with the popularity of binge watching and second screening. We will explore all these facets of contemporary television with close attention to specific television series and television genres.

Availability

Not currently offered.

This Course was last offered in Semester 1 - 2022.


Replacing course(s)

This course replaces the following course(s): FMCS2201. Students who have successfully completed FMCS2201 are not eligible to enrol in FMCS3201.


Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Identify the relationship between television texts and their various contexts.

2. Examine key issues and debates emerging in contemporary television studies research.

3. Articulate an argument about television texts, industry and contexts.

4. Use scholarly literature to analyse television case studies.


Content

This course may include the following topics:

  • Production and distribution of contemporary TV
  • TV genres and form
  • TV and its historical contexts
  • TV and its social and cultural contexts
  • TV taste and value hierarchies
  • Close reading of TV as text
  • Diversity and inclusion on-screen and behind the scenes

Requisite

You cannot enrol in this course if you have successfully completed FMCS2201.


Assumed knowledge

60 units at 1000 level


Assessment items

Written Assignment: Scene Analysis or Recap (30%)

Essay: Essay (40%)

Project: Playlist (30%)

Course outline

Course outline not yet available.