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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.
Gateway to majors and minors in cinematic arts. Technique, aesthetics, criticism, and social implications of cinema. Lectures accompanied by screenings of appropriate films.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion
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.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion
The development of international cinema from its beginnings to World War II. Lectures, screenings, and discussions.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion
Studies in the global configurations of television industries and cultures, including new technologies and the textual and sociological analysis of global media events and programming.
| 18162D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:50pm | Thursday | 31 of 50 | Nitin Govil | SCB104 | PDF (826543 KB) |  |
Examines literature and film as distinct modes of representation, narration, and structuring of time, language, memory, and visuality.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the COLT department but may qualify for major credit in CTCS. To register, enroll in COLT 373.
| 22035D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 17 of 17 | Akira Mizuta Lippit | SCB104 | | |
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.
| 18165D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-10:00pm | Tuesday | 53 of 365 | Drew Casper,
Christine Acham | NCT | | |
An international survey of documentary, informational, and independent experimental film, video and television.
| 18170D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-12:50pm | Wednesday | 27 of 30 | Michael Renov | SCI108 | PDF (156790 KB) | |
Exercise in writing film and television criticism using new and classic films and television programs.
| 18175D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:50pm | Monday | 18 of 20 | Howard Rosenberg | SCA316 | Word (37338 KB) | |
Detailed investigation of traditions, achievements, and trends of film and/or electronic media in a particular country or region.
| Refugee and Migrant Cinema |
| 18082D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-1:50pm | Friday | 7 of 30 | Priya Jaikumar | SCA316 | PDF (363483 KB) | |
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.
| Adaptation |
| 18190D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Tuesday | 9 of 20 | William Whittington | SCA216 | Word (304640 KB) | |
| | | 11:00-12:50pm
| Tuesday
| | | SCA108
| | |
Examines how gender and sexuality are figured in cinema and television with an emphasis on the development of feminist media theory.
| Feminism in Cinema and Media Studies |
| 18196D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:50pm | Tuesday | 25 of 25 | Lara Bradshaw | RZC111 | | |
Rigorous examination of film and/or television genres: history, aesthetics, cultural context, social significance, and critical methodologies.
| 1977: The Year in Film |
| 18201D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-1:50pm | Monday | 13 of 70 | J D Connor | SCA110 | PDF (375373 KB) | |
| The Gangster and American Culture |
| 18206D | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-5:50pm | Thursday | 50 of 200 | Todd Boyd | SCA108 | PDF (589611 KB) | |
Lectures and readings on creative problems in the motion picture industry; current films; interviews with visiting producers, directors, writers, performers.
| 18215D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-10:00pm | Thursday | 313 of 355 | Leonard Maltin | NCT | PDF (151207 KB) | |
Lectures and readings on creative problems in the television industry; study of current and historical trends, interviews with producers, directors, writers and performers.
| 18210D | 001 | Lecture | 7:00-11:00pm | Monday | 85 of 190 | Mary McNamara | SCA108 | PDF (167616 KB) | |
Influential ideas and theoretical approaches that have shaped the making and study of film. Students are encouraged to take this course in their junior year.
An examination of transmedia, or cross-platform, entertainment: commercial and grassroots texts, theoretical framework, historical context, and commercial projects. Developing transmedia strategies for existing media properties.
| 18233D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:50pm | Tuesday | 24 of 26 | Henry Jenkins | SCA316 | PDF (210620 KB) | |
Rotating topics involving detailed study of the historical, cultural and aesthetic analysis of film, television, and new media technologies.
- Restriction: Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen
| Color and the Moving Image |
| 18236D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:50pm | Thursday | 3 of 20 | Luci Marzola | RZC111 | PDF (851621 KB) | |
Detailed investigation of new or emerging aspects of cinema and/or television; special subjects offered by visiting faculty; experimental subjects.
| Media and the Mind |
| 18238D | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture | 10:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | Canceled | | | PDF (974057 KB) | |
Introduction to classical and contemporary film theory; exploration of their relationship to filmic experimentation.
Historical survey of film from a global perspective from 1945 until the present.
| 18250D | 037 | Lecture | 2:00-5:50pm | Wednesday | 18 of 70 | Priya Jaikumar | SCA110 | PDF (180094 KB) |  |
An exploration of the historical, cultural, business, creative, and technological aspects of television.
| 18256R | 037 | Lecture | 10:00-1:50pm | Tuesday | 15 of 30 | Christine Acham | SCA316 | PDF (1473119 MB) | |
A survey course exploring the historical, cultural, business, creative, and technological aspects of the new interactive media.
| 18255D | 037 | Lecture | 10:00-1:50pm | Monday | 10 of 24 | Kiki Benzon | SCA316 | | |
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.
| The Birth of the Cool |
| 18266D | 037 | Lecture | 1:00-3:50pm | Wednesday | 8 of 20 | Todd Boyd | SCA216 | PDF (1153463 MB) | |
| | | 4:00-6:50pm
| Wednesday
| | | SCA112
| | |
A historical exploration of film and television through the artifacts, images and writings used in their creation.
| 18268D | 037 | Lecture | 1:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 11 of 15 | Sandra Garcia-Myers | SCA216 | PDF (1405160 MB) | |
A conjoint theory/production seminar, in which the study of media texts will be combined with media production informed by the theoretical study. Specific themes and are of focus may vary.
| Activism in the Digital Age |
| 18277D | 037 | Lecture | 10:00-1:50pm | Tuesday | 7 of 27 | Tara McPherson | SCIL114 | PDF (735244 KB) | |
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.
| 18285D | 037 | Lecture | 10:00-1:50pm | Friday | 8 of 20 | Ellen Seiter | SCA310 | PDF (121056 KB) | |
Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
| 18305D | 037 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 of 15 | | OFFICE | | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
| 18310D | 037 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 15 | | OFFICE | | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
| 18315D | 037 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 15 | | OFFICE | | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
| 18320D | 037 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 15 | | OFFICE | | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: CTCS 794D
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| 18325D | 037 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 12 of 25 | | OFFICE | | |
