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Cinema and Media Studies (CTCS)
- http://cinema.usc.edu/mediastudies
- D class assignments available in SCA320; Phone: (213) 740-3334.
- D class assignments for undergraduates available; Phone: (213) 740-2911.
- 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. Non-majors may only request d-clearance via email, instructions are available here: cinema.usc.edu/studentaffairs/nonMajor.cfm. A one-time $50 CNTV Resource Access fee is charged to all students taking one or more undergraduate Cinematic Arts courses in a given semester.
Analyzes issues of race, class and gender in contemporary American culture as represented in the cinema.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18000R | 051 | Lecture | 2:00-6:10pm | Tue, Thu | 25 of 150 | Todd Boyd | SCA108 |   |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film Noir | |||||||||
| 18001R | 191 | Lecture | 10:00-2:20pm | MWF | Canceled | Drew Casper | | ||
| Silent Comedy - Chaplin, Keaton, Lloyd | |||||||||
| 18004R | 051 | Lecture | 10:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 14 of 30 | Laura Isabel Serna | SCA316 | | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lights, Crime, Action! The Films of Michael Mann and Kathryn Bigelow | |||||||||
| 18010R | 050 | Lecture | 2:00-5:50pm | Tue, Thu | 37 of 45 | Nitin Govil | SCA112 | | |
Seminar in the style of an auteur, studio, filmmaking, or televisual mode in terms of thematic and formal properties and their influences upon the art of film and/or television.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African American Television | |||||||||
| 18015D | 775 | Lecture | 10:00-1:50pm | MTuW | 9 of 26 | Christine Acham | SCA316 | | |
Detailed investigation and discussion of various aspects of television, including genre, textual analysis, production and distribution systems and audience studies.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18006D | 044 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Tue, Thu | 14 of 20 | Ellen Seiter | SCA216 | | |
| 4:00-5:50pm | Tue, Thu | SCA110 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18007D | 037 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 6 | Aniko Imre | OFFICE | | |
| 18008D | 044 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 6 | Aniko Imre | OFFICE | |