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Cinema and Media Studies (CTCS)

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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

CTCS 190g: Introduction to Cinema (4.0 units)

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
18000R	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	66 of 340	George Carstocea	NCT
18005R	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	75 of 335	George Carstocea	NCT
18010R	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Monday	5 of 25		SCA203
18015R	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Tuesday	7 of 25		SCB104
18025R	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Thursday	5 of 25		SCA214
18030R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	21 of 25		SCA310
18035R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	20 of 25		SCA203
18040R	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Tuesday	2 of 25		SCA203
18045R	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Thursday	1 of 25		SCI207
18055R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Tuesday	2 of 25		SCI108
18065R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Monday	13 of 25		SCI207
18070R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	4 of 25		SCA316
18075R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Thursday	7 of 25		SCA214
18085R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Monday	11 of 25		SCI207
18090R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Monday	2 of 25		SCA310
18100R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Thursday	1 of 25		SCA316
18105R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	2 of 25		SCI207
18115R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Thursday	3 of 25		SCI207
18130R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Thursday	5 of 25		SCA316
18135R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	4 of 25		SCA316
18140R	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Monday	8 of 25		SCI207
18145R	001	Discussion	6:00-6:50pm	Wednesday	6 of 25		SCA316
18330R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	3 of 25		SCI207
18340R	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Monday	2 of 25		SCA203
18345R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Thursday	7 of 25		SCA110

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.

Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
18155R	001	Lecture	11:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	83 of 100	Aniko Imre	SCA108	PDF (1689261 MB)
18156R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Monday	13 of 25		SCB104
18157R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Monday	20 of 25		SCB104
18158R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	25 of 25		SCA214
18159R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	25 of 25		SCA214

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

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
18160R	001	Lecture	10:00-12:50pm	Monday	162 of 225	Henry Jenkins	NCT	PDF (601632 KB)
18331R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Monday	25 of 25		SCA214
18332R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Monday	25 of 25		SCA204
18333R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Thursday	9 of 25		SCA110
18334R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Tuesday	22 of 25		SCB104
18335R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Thursday	18 of 25		SCA110
18336R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	25 of 25		SCA203
18337R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	5 of 25		SCA316
18338R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	9 of 25		SCA316
18339R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Monday	24 of 25		SCA209

CTCS 367: Global Media (4.0 units)

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
18162R	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	30 of 30	Nitin Govil	SCI106

Crosslist CTCS 373: Literature and Film (4.0 units)

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.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
22035R	001	Lecture	10:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	11 of 19	Akira Mizuta Lippit	SCB101

CTCS 392: History of American Cinema to 1960 (4.0 units)

The development of American cinema from its beginnings to the decline of the studio system. Lectures, screenings and discussions.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18164R	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Thursday	42 of 80	Luci Marzola	NCT	PDF (352775 KB)

CTCS 395: Topics in Contemporary Cinema and Media (4.0 units, max 8)

Focus on central trends, concepts and/or figures in contemporary cinema and media. Lectures, screenings and discussions.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
Media and Tech Limited
18163R	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	20 of 20	Burc Kostem	SCA316	PDF (463967 KB)

CTCS 400: Documentary Film and Media (4.0 units)

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18170R	001	Lecture	9:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	19 of 50	Michael Renov	SCI108

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
18087R	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Monday	7 of 30		SCA316

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
18088R	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Monday	19 of 30		SCI108

CTCS 412: Gender, Sexuality and Media (4.0 units, max 8)

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
Men and Masculinities
18196R	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	25 of 25	Tara Mcpherson	SCI207

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
The Concert Film
18201R	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	23 of 90	Vicki Callahan	NCT	PDF (298412 KB)
Hip Hop Cinema and Culture
18206R	001	Lecture	1:00-5:50pm	Thursday	30 of 60	Todd Boyd	SCA108	PDF (291163 KB)

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
18215R	001	Lecture	6:00-10:00pm	Thursday	151 of 340	Leonard Maltin	NCT	PDF (359340 KB)

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
18210R	001	Lecture	7:00-10:00pm	Tuesday	44 of 90	Mary Mcnamara	SCI108	PDF (181623 KB)

CTCS 469: Film and/or Television Style Analysis (4.0 units, max 8)

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
Animated Features Beyond Disney/Pixar
18226R	001	Lecture	6:00-10:00pm	Tuesday	80 of 150	George Carstocea	NCT
Accolades
18228R	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Thursday	15 of 30	Laura Isabel Serna	SCB104	PDF (229103 KB)
Hitchcock and his Legacies
18254R	001	Lecture	6:00-10:00pm	Wednesday	47 of 120	J.D. Connor	NCT	PDF (1420564 MB)

CTCS 473: Film and Media Theory (4.0 units)

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
18230D	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Monday	46 of 60	Thomas Pringle	SCI108	PDF (1363432 MB)

CTCS 478: Culture, Technology and Communications (4.0 units)

Cultural study of communications technology and its relationship to society. Evaluation of the social and cultural impact of technologies from the telegraph to the Internet.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
The Age of AI
18237R	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Thursday	20 of 20	Allison Ross	SCA216	PDF (235693 KB)

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	2:00-5:50pm	Monday	0 of 25	J.D. Connor	SCA316	PDF (542417 KB)

CTCS 502: World Cinema After 1945 (2.0 units)

Historical survey of film from a global perspective from 1945 until the present.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18250D	037	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	40 of 60	Courtney White	SCA110	PDF (634806 KB)

CTCS 504: Survey of Television History (2.0 units)

An exploration of the historical, cultural, business, creative, and technological aspects of television.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18253D	037	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Thursday	12 of 25	Aniko Imre	SCA110	PDF (340235 KB)

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	10:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	12 of 25	Kiki Benzon	SCB101

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.

Note: Students are also required to attend five Graduate Diversity Lab sessions over the semester focused on building stronger, more diverse and equitable media communities. A list of session dates and times will be available on the first week of classes.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18260D	037	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Friday	0 of 25	Nitin Govil	SCA310

CTCS 564: Seminar in Film and Television Genres (4.0 units, max 8)

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
The Wire
18270D	037	Lecture	1:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	9 of 20	Todd Boyd	SCA216	PDF (665691 KB)
			4:00-6:50pm	Wednesday			SCA112

CTCS 587: Seminar in Television Theory (4.0 units, max 8)

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
18167D	037	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Thursday	7 of 20	Tara Mcpherson	SCA216	PDF (403779 KB)

CTCS 678: Seminar in Film Theory and Medium Specificity (4.0 units, max 8)

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
Media Archaeology and Genealogy
18191D	037	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Thursday	13 of 15	Thomas Pringle	SCIL104

CTCS 688: Advanced Methods and Approaches (4.0 units, max 12)

Research seminar in methods and approaches to moving image history including film, television and digital media. Focus on archival research and issues in writing history.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
Moving Image Histories: Methods and Approaches
18287D	037	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	4 of 15	Jennifer Wild	SCA216

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	1 of 20	Kara Keeling	OFFICE