Classes Offered - USC Schedule of Classes

Critical Studies (CTCS)

http://cinema.usc.edu/criticalstudies
D class assignments available in SCB105; Phone: (213) 740-8358.
D class assignments for undergraduates available; Phone: (213) 740-8358.
D class assignments for graduate students available in SCA320; Phone: (213) 740-3334.
YOU MUST ATTEND THE FIRST SESSION of each course or you may be replaced by a student on the waiting list, even if you are registered. If you do not register for a class for which you have D-clearance by the registration deadline, your D-clearance will EXPIRE. School of Cinematic Arts "R" courses change to "D" in the third week of classes, and require both instructor and departmental approval.

CTCS 190: Introduction to Cinema (4.0 units)

Gateway to majors and minors in cinema-television. Technique, aesthetics, criticism, and social implications of cinema. Lectures accompanied by screenings of appropriate films.

Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
18000D	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	205 of 365	Drew Casper	NCT
18005D	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	223 of 365	Drew Casper	NCT
18010D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Monday	16 of 22	Drew Casper	VKC154
18015D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Tuesday	10 of 22	Drew Casper	VKC154
18020D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Wednesday	21 of 22	Drew Casper	VKC154
18025D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Thursday	Canceled
18030D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	Canceled
18035D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	Canceled
18040D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Tuesday	Canceled
18045D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Thursday	Canceled
18050D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Thursday	21 of 22	Drew Casper	VKC154
18055D	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Tuesday	19 of 22	Drew Casper	VKC154
18060D	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Thursday	23 of 23	Drew Casper	VKC154
18065D	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Monday	22 of 22	Drew Casper	VKC154
18070D	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Tuesday	19 of 22	Drew Casper	VKC154
18075D	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Thursday	20 of 22	Drew Casper	VKC154
18080D	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	22 of 23	Drew Casper	VKC154
18085D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Monday	21 of 22	Drew Casper	VKC205
18090D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Monday	21 of 22	Drew Casper	VKC154
18095D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	18 of 22	Drew Casper	VKC257
18100D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Thursday	20 of 22	Drew Casper	VKC257
18105D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	Canceled
18110D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	Canceled
18115D	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Monday	22 of 22	Drew Casper	VKC203
18120D	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Monday	22 of 23	Drew Casper	VKC154
18125D	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	21 of 22	Drew Casper	THHB10
18130D	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Thursday	21 of 22	Drew Casper	THHB10
18135D	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	23 of 23	Drew Casper	VKC154
18140D	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Monday	22 of 22	Drew Casper	VKC154
18145D	001	Discussion	6:00-6:50pm	Wednesday	21 of 22	Drew Casper	VKC154
18150D	001	Discussion	6:00-6:50pm	Wednesday	Canceled

CTCS 191: Introduction to Television and Video (4.0 units)

Exploration of the economic, technological, aesthetic, and ideological characteristics of the televisual medium; study of historical development of television and video including analysis of key works; introduction to TV/Video theory and criticism.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18155D	001	Lecture	9:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	64 of 250	Miranda Banks	NCT	PDF (548395 KB)

CTCS 200: History of the International Cinema I (4.0 units)

The development of international cinema from its beginnings toWorld War II. Lectures, screenings, and discussions.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18160D	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Monday	221 of 365	Ellen Seiter	NCT

CTCS 393: History of the American Film, 1946-1975 (4.0 units)

Cinematic and extra-cinematic determinants of Post-Classical and Modernist Hollywood studio and independent genres, styles, and the star-phenomenon and their relationship to American history and culture.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18165D	001	Lecture	6:00-10:00pm	Tuesday	96 of 365	Drew Casper	NCT

CTCS 400: Non-Fiction Film and Television (4.0 units)

An international survey of documentary, informational, and independent experimental film, video and television.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18170D	001	Lecture	9:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	32 of 60	Michael Renov	LUC108

CTCS 402: Practicum in Film/Television Criticism (4.0 units, max 8)

Exercise in writing film and television criticism using new and classic films and television programs.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18175D	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Monday	22 of 25	Howard Rosenberg	LUC207

CTCS 403: Studies in National and Regional Media (4.0 units)

Detailed investigation of traditions, achievements, and trends of film and/or electronic media in a particular country or region.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18177D	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Monday	13 of 20	Aniko Imre	LUC309

CTCS 406: History of American Television (4.0 units)

History of television as an entertainment, information, and art medium. Emphasis on programming and institutional history, including issues of regulation, censorship, aesthetics and activism.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18180D	001	Lecture	9:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	16 of 48	Miranda Banks	RZC111	Word (279552 KB)

CTCS 409: Censorship in Cinema (4.0 units)

An inquiry into the practice and patterns of censorship in cinema.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18185D	001	Lecture	9:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	65 of 144	Drew Casper	LUC108

CTCS 411: Film, Television and Cultural Studies (4.0 units)

Detailed examination of film/television from the perspectives and insights of Cultural Studies; focus on the production and reception of cultural texts, practices, and communities.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18190D	001	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Thursday	18 of 20	Bill Whittington	LUC309
			11:00-1:20pm	Thursday			LUC108

CTCS 412: Gender, Sexuality and Media (4.0 units)

Examines how gender and sexuality are figured in cinema and television with an emphasis on the development of feminist media theory.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18195D	001	Lecture	9:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	12 of 35	Kara Keeling	LUC207

CTCS 464: Film and/or Television Genres (4.0 units, max 8)

Rigorous examination of film and/or television genres: history, aesthetics, cultural context, social significance, and critical methodologies.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18200D	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	56 of 132	David James	LUC108
18205D	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Thursday	77 of 132	Todd Boyd	LUC108

CTCS 466: Theatrical Film Symposium (4.0 units, max 8)

Lectures and readings on creative problems in the motion picture industry; current films; interviews with visiting producers, directors, writers, performers.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18215D	001	Lecture	7:00-11:00pm	Thursday	338 of 355	Leonard Maltin	NCT

CTCS 467: Television Symposium (4.0 units, max 8)

Lectures and readings on creative problems in the television industry; study of current and historical trends, interviews with producers, directors, writers and performers.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18210D	001	Lecture	7:00-11:00pm	Monday	86 of 355	Howard Rosenberg	NCT

CTCS 469: Film and/or Television Style Analysis (4.0 units)

Intensive study of the style of an auteur, studio, film or television making mode in terms of thematic and formal properties and their influences upon the art of film.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18219D	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Monday	94 of 132	Rick Jewell	LUC108
18225D	001	Lecture	6:00-10:30pm	Wednesday	62 of 366	Drew Casper	NCT

CTCS 473: Film Theories (4.0 units)

Influential ideas and theoretical approaches that have shaped the making and study of film. Students are encouraged to take this course their junior year.

Prerequisite: CTCS 190

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18230D	001	Lecture	6:00-10:00pm	Monday	56 of 80	John Wagner	LUC108

CTCS 494: Senior Seminar (4.0 units)

Rotating topics involving detailed study of the historical, cultural and aesthetic analysis of film, television, and new media technologies. Open only to majors in the School of Cinema-Television.

Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Cinematic Arts (Critical Studies), CNPR, Cinema-Television

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18235D	001	Lecture	6:00-10:00pm	Tuesday	9 of 20	Rene Bruckner	LUC309
18240D	001	Lecture	6:00-10:00pm	Thursday	7 of 20	Jennifer Clark	LUC309

CTCS 500: Seminar in Film Theory (4.0 units)

Introduction to classical and contemporary film theory; exploration of their relationship to filmic experimentation.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18245D	037	Lecture	1:00-2:50pm	Thursday	18 of 28	Aniko Imre	LUC309
			3:00-5:50pm	Thursday			LUC207

CTCS 502: History of Global Cinema After World War II (2.0 units)

Historical survey of film from a global perspective from the beginning of World War II until the present.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18250D	037	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	55 of 142	Priya Jaikumar	LUC108

CTCS 505: Survey of Interactive Media (2.0 units)

A survey course exploring the historical, cultural, business, creative, and technological aspects of the new interactive media.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18255D	037	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Thursday	44 of 48	Steven Anderson	RZC111

CTCS 506: Critical Studies Colloquium/Professional Seminar (2.0 units)

Provides orientation to the profession, opportunities for academic and professional growth and development. Recommended for entering students.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18260D	037	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tuesday	17 of 29	Priya Jaikumar	LUC309

CTCS 510: Case Studies in National and/or Regional Media (4.0 units, max 8)

Seminar on media's impact in defining nation and/or region in specific cultural contexts. Also addresses issues of exile, diaspora, transnationalism and globalism. Departmental approval required.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
18265D	037	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Wednesday	5 of 20	Rick Jewell	LUC309
			1:00-3:50pm	Wednesday			LUC207
18266D	037	Lecture	1:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	5 of 20	Todd Boyd	LUC309
			4:00-5:50pm	Wednesday			LUC205

CTCS 518: Seminar: Avant-garde Film/Video (4.0 units)

Aesthetic, historical and ideological issues in avant-garde film and video.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18275D	037	Lecture	1:00-5:50pm	Monday	16 of 18	David James	LUC313

CTCS 673: Topics in Theory (4.0 units, max 8)

Contemporary theoretical frameworks and their relationship to film and television studies. Topics differ from semester to semester.

Prerequisite: CTCS 500

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18278D	037	Lecture	1:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	6 of 19	Kara Keeling	LUC309

CTCS 677: Cultural Theory (4.0 units)

Seminar in theoretical approaches to cultural studies; focus on interdisciplinary research of media and audiences, covering a range of methods and theoretical frameworks; concentration varies.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18285D	037	Lecture	9:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	6 of 20	Rosa Fregoso	RZC118

CTCS 678: Seminar in Film Theory and Medium Specificity (4.0 units)

Explores the way film has been theorized in relationship to traditional media that preceded it and electronic media that followed.

Prerequisite: CTCS 500

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18330D	037	Lecture	9:00-12:50pm	Friday	9 of 20	Anne Friedberg	LUC309

CTCS 688: Seminar in Historiography (4.0 units)

Seminar in theories and methods of film and television history; focus on interpretation in history and reception studies.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18290D	037	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Monday	6 of 20	Curtis Marez	LUC309

CTCS 790: Research (1.0-12.0 units)

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18295D	037	Lecture	TBA	TBA	3 of 20	Anne Friedberg	OFFICE

CTCS 791: Historical and Critical Research Methods (2.0 units, max 4)

Methods and procedures for historical and critical research in the visual media. Required tutorial with Ph.D. student's dissertation committee chair, designed to assist initial work on the dissertation.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18300D	037	Lecture-Lab	TBA	TBA	0 of 10		OFFICE