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Cinema and Media Studies (CTCS)
- http://cinema.usc.edu/mediastudies
- D class assignments for undergraduates available; Phone: (213) 740-8358.
- D-clearances for Cinema and Media Studies Majors (for courses like CTCS 473) available via their academic advisor. D-clearances for Non-Majors via studentaffairs@cinema.usc.edu School of Cinematic Arts "R" section courses change to "D" in the third week of classes, and require instructor approval for clearance. For Cinema and Media Studies, that approval can be sent to mediastudies@cinema.usc.edu for d-clearance in the third week. Instructions are available here for all SCA Non-Major clearances: cinema.usc.edu/studentaffairs/dclearance.cfm D-clearances for all Graduate Students (for 500+ level courses) via mediastudies@cinema.usc.edu
Representations of marginalized groups in digital media, and how they have shaped conversations, altered public discourse and policy, and impacted the lives of underrepresented people.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): School of Cinematic Arts
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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18002D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Thursday | 200 of 200 | Gordon Bellamy | SCA108 | ||
18006D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Thursday | 25 of 25 | RZC111 | |||
18007D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Thursday | 25 of 25 | SCA209 | |||
18008D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Thursday | 25 of 25 | SCA204 | |||
18009D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Thursday | 25 of 25 | SCA214 | |||
18011D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Thursday | 25 of 25 | SCA310 | |||
18013D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Thursday | 26 of 26 | SCI106 | |||
18014D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Thursday | 24 of 25 | SCA203 | |||
18016D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Thursday | 25 of 25 | SCA316 |
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
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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18000D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:50pm | Tuesday | 307 of 325 | George Carstocea | NCT | PDF (535002 KB) | |
18010D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Tuesday | 25 of 25 | SCA316 | |||
18012D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Tuesday | 24 of 25 | SCA310 | |||
18015D | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Thursday | 24 of 25 | SCA110 | |||
18020D | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 20 of 25 | Dineo Maine | SCA310 | ||
18022D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Wednesday | 22 of 25 | SCA214 | |||
18025D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Tuesday | 23 of 25 | SCA112 | |||
18027D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Thursday | 23 of 25 | SCA110 | |||
18030D | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Thursday | 24 of 25 | SCA110 | |||
18035D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 24 of 25 | SCA209 | |||
18045D | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Friday | 24 of 25 | SCA204 | |||
18047D | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Thursday | 24 of 25 | SCA316 | |||
18060D | 001 | Discussion | 6:00-6:50pm | Tuesday | 25 of 25 | SCA310 | |||
18130D | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | SCA214 |
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
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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18061D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:50pm | Wednesday | 96 of 150 | Nitin Govil | NCT | ||
18062D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Tuesday | 21 of 25 | SCA214 | |||
18063D | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Tuesday | 6 of 25 | RZC111 | |||
18064D | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Thursday | 10 of 25 | RZC111 | |||
18065D | 001 | Discussion | 6:00-6:50pm | Wednesday | 21 of 25 | SCA214 | |||
18066D | 001 | Discussion | 5:00-5:50pm | Thursday | 14 of 25 | SCA203 | |||
18068D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Wednesday | 24 of 25 | SCA209 |
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.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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18070D | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-3:50pm | Thursday | 137 of 150 | Manouchka Labouba | SCA108 | PDF (184877 KB) | |
18252D | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 24 of 25 | SCA108 | |||
18254D | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 25 of 25 | SCA112 | |||
18256D | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 24 of 25 | SCA203 | |||
18258D | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 23 of 25 | SCI108 | |||
18260D | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 21 of 25 | SCB101 | |||
18262D | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 20 of 25 | SCA255 |
The development of international cinema from World War II to the present. Lectures, screenings and discussions.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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18075D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-1:50pm | Monday | 191 of 200 | Lan Duong | NCT | PDF (70505 KB) | |
18076D | 001 | Discussion | 5:00-5:50pm | Monday | 25 of 25 | SCA203 | |||
18077D | 001 | Discussion | 5:00-5:50pm | Monday | 24 of 25 | SCA214 | |||
18078D | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Tuesday | 25 of 25 | SCB104 | |||
18079D | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Tuesday | 23 of 25 | SCI108 | |||
18081D | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Thursday | 23 of 25 | SCA110 | |||
18082D | 001 | Discussion | 6:00-6:50pm | Monday | 25 of 25 | SCA214 | |||
18083D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 22 of 25 | SCA310 | |||
18084D | 001 | Discussion | 6:00-6:50pm | Monday | 24 of 25 | SCA203 |
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.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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18116D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-1:50pm | Monday | 15 of 25 | Slava Greenberg | SCA316 |
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 |
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18090D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 19 of 20 | Ella Taylor | SCA216 | Word (102400 KB) |
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 |
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Cuir/Queer and Transfeminist Theories and Medias Across the Americas | |||||||||
18098D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-1:50pm | Thursday | 6 of 20 | Giancarlo Cornejo | SCA216 |
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 |
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Film and Buddhism | |||||||||
18106D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Tuesday | 15 of 20 | William Whittington | SCA216 | PDF (45047 KB) | |
11:00-12:50pm | Tuesday | 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 |
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Memory and Cinema | |||||||||
18120D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-1:50pm | Friday | 48 of 60 | Priya Jaikumar | SCI108 | PDF (36923 KB) | |
Science Fiction Film | |||||||||
18160D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-10:00pm | Wednesday | 143 of 365 | George Carstocea | NCT | PDF (975634 KB) |
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 |
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18126R | 001 | Lecture | 7:00-10:00pm | Monday | 103 of 190 | Mary Mcnamara | SCA108 |
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 |
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Diasporic Cinema | |||||||||
18138D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:50pm | Wednesday | 50 of 90 | Simran Bhalla | SCA108 | PDF (452097 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.
- Prerequisite: CTCS 190
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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18140D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 52 of 60 | Aniko Imre | SCI106 | PDF (42191 KB) |
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.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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18143D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-1:50pm | Friday | 15 of 25 | Thomas Pringle | SCA316 |
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
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Sick Cinemas: Disability, Disease, and the Screen | |||||||||
18145D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:50pm | Thursday | 11 of 20 | Emma Benayoun | SCA216 |
Historical survey of global cinema from its beginnings until 1945.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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18161D | 037 | Lecture | 10:00-1:50pm | Thursday | 13 of 25 | Vicki Callahan | SCA112 | PDF (1044571 MB) |
Survey history of the United States film from 1927 to the present, with emphasis upon film as art form, economic institution, technology, and cultural product.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Hollywood's Global Century | |||||||||
18165R | 037 | Lecture | 10:00-1:50pm | Tuesday | 27 of 60 | Thomas Pringle | NCT | PDF (61044 KB) |
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 |
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18173D | 037 | Lecture | 6:00-10:00pm | Tuesday | 36 of 36 | Kiki Benzon | RZC111 |
Advanced study of a selected genre of film and/or television its relationship to history, society, and culture, as well as to genre theory.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Travesti Aesthetics, Imaginaries and Memories | |||||||||
18182D | 037 | Lecture | 2:00-5:50pm | Monday | 6 of 20 | Giancarlo Cornejo | SCA316 |
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 |
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(Post)Socialist Media | |||||||||
18190D | 037 | Lecture | 2:00-5:50pm | Monday | 7 of 20 | Aniko Imre | SCA216 | PDF (46001 KB) |
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 |
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18205D | 037 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | Priya Jaikumar | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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18215D | 037 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 15 | OFFICE |