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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

CTCS 150gw: Visions of Diversity in the Cinematic Arts (4.0 units)

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	Location
18002D	001	Lecture	9:00-11:50am	Thursday	141 of 234	NCT
18006R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Thursday	26 of 26	SCA110
18007R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Thursday	24 of 26	SCB104
18008R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Thursday	19 of 26	SCI106
18009R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Thursday	10 of 26	SCA214
18011R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Thursday	11 of 26	SCA310
18013R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Thursday	26 of 26	NCT
18014R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Thursday	11 of 26	SCA203
18016R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Thursday	8 of 26	SCA316
18017R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Thursday	6 of 26	SCI206

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	Syllabus
18000R	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	68 of 275	George Carstocea	NCT	PDF (916010 KB)
18010R	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Thursday	22 of 25		SCA112
18012R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	7 of 25		SCA310
18015R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Thursday	3 of 25		SCA203
18020R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Thursday	3 of 25		SCA203
18022R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	9 of 25		SCA214
18025R	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	2 of 25		SCA310
18030R	001	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Thursday	5 of 25		SCA112
18045R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	3 of 25		SCA203
18047R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Thursday	3 of 25		SCA316
18060R	001	Discussion	6:00-6:50pm	Tuesday	7 of 25		SCA209
18130R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	4 of 25		SCA214

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
18061R	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	38 of 100	Nitin Govil	SCI106
18062R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	14 of 25		SCA214
18065R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Monday	10 of 25		SCA214
18066R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Monday	8 of 25		SCA203
18068R	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Tuesday	6 of 25		SCI207

CTCS 192mg: Race, Class, and Gender in American Film (4.0 units)

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
18070R	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Thursday	63 of 150	Kara Keeling	SCA108
18252R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Thursday	7 of 25		SCA110
18254R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Thursday	19 of 25		SCA310
18256R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Tuesday	7 of 25		SCI207
18258R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Tuesday	7 of 25		SCI207
18260R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	5 of 25		SCI207
18262R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	18 of 25		SCB104

CTCS 201: History of the International Cinema II (4.0 units)

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
18075R	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Monday	127 of 200	Lan Duong	NCT
18076R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	16 of 25		SCA204
18077R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Monday	23 of 25		SCA214
18078R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	25 of 25		SCA316
18079R	001	Discussion	6:00-6:50pm	Wednesday	4 of 25		SCA204
18081R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	17 of 25		SCA203
18082R	001	Discussion	6:00-6:50pm	Monday	17 of 25		SCA214
18083R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	21 of 25		SCA310
18084R	001	Discussion	6:00-6:50pm	Monday	4 of 25		SCA203

CTCS 300: Introduction to Theories of Cinema and Media (4.0 units)

Introduction to theoretical works in cinema and media studies, emphasizing concepts to interrogate media objects. Lectures and discussion orient majors to their cohort and field.

Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Cinema and Media Studies

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
18086D	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Monday	28 of 100	J.D. Connor	SCA108
18087R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	19 of 20		SCA112
18088R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	1 of 20		SCA316
18089R	001	Discussion	6:00-6:50pm	Wednesday	2 of 20		SCA316
18091R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	2 of 20		SCA310
18092R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	4 of 20		SCA310

Crosslist CTCS 379: Nationalism and Postcolonialism in Southeast Asian Cinema (4.0 units)

Cinema from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam in local and global cultural contexts.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the COLT department but may qualify for major credit in CTCS. To register, enroll in COLT 379.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
22038D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	12 of 12	Panivong Norindr	DMC103	PDF (1665404 MB)

CTCS 394: History of American Cinema since 1960 (4.0 units)

The development of American cinema since the end of Classical Hollywood and its relationship to American history and culture. Lectures, screenings and discussions.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18142R	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	55 of 90	Thomas Pringle	NCT	PDF (1764909 MB)

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
Ideology & Stuff: Infrastructure, Materialism and the Politics of Cultures
18127R	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Monday	1 of 20	Burc Kostem	SCA216

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
18090R	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	20 of 20	Ella Taylor	SCA216	PDF (486731 KB)

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
Global Europe
18098R	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Thursday	20 of 20	Aniko Imre	SCA216

CTCS 407: African American Cinema (4.0 units)

Intensive survey of African American cinema; topics include history, criticism, politics, and cinema's relationship to other artifacts of African American culture.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18143R	001	Lecture	1:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	20 of 60	Todd Boyd	SCA108

CTCS 411: Film, Television and Cultural Studies (4.0 units, max 8)

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
Utopias
18106R	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Friday	17 of 25		SCA316

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
Queer-ing Media
18107R	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Thursday	20 of 20	Allison Ross	SCA216	PDF (1403297 MB)

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
Reality TV
18121R	001	Lecture	6:00-10:00pm	Tuesday	36 of 90	Kiki Benzon	SCA108
Science Fiction
18160R	001	Lecture	6:00-10:00pm	Wednesday	82 of 180	George Carstocea	NCT

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
18125R	001	Lecture	6:00-10:00pm	Thursday	240 of 340	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
18126R	001	Lecture	7:00-10:00pm	Monday	27 of 120	Mary Mcnamara	SCA108

CTCS 468: Media Industry Studies (4.0 units, max 8)

Intensive topical study of the social, political and economic contexts in which media are produced, distributed and monetized.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
Stars and Strikes: Unions in Hollywood
18129R	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	15 of 25	Luci Marzola	SCA110	PDF (1111232 MB)

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
Fashion and Media Synergies
18138R	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Monday	40 of 60	Elizabeth Lunden	SCA110
The Films of Quentin Tarantino
18139R	001	Lecture	1:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	76 of 120	Todd Boyd	SCA108

CTCS 501: World Cinema Before 1945 (2.0 units)

Historical survey of global cinema from its beginnings until 1945.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18161D	037	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Thursday	21 of 25	Vicki Callahan	SCA112	PDF (1044571 MB)

CTCS 503: Survey History of the United States Sound Film (2.0 units)

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
Hollywood and Empire
18165D	037	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	17 of 35	Thomas Pringle	NCT	PDF (1893100 MB)

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
18173D	037	Lecture	6:00-10:00pm	Tuesday	32 of 35	TreaAndrea Russworm	RZC111

CTCS 510: National/Regional Media (4.0 units, max 12)

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
Media Industry Studies
18144D	037	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Thursday	8 of 20	Jennifer Hessler	SCA316	PDF (757392 KB)

CTCS 517: Topics in Cultural Studies (4.0 units, max 12)

Introduction to central concepts, key theories and leading figures in cultural studies, particularly as they relate to issues of popular culture and visual media.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
Introductory Concepts in Cultural Studies
18176D	037	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Monday	14 of 20	Laura Isabel Serna	SCA316	PDF (808878 KB)

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
18141D	037	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	12 of 20	Jennifer Wild	SCA316

CTCS 569: Seminar in Film and Television Authors (4.0 units, max 8)

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
Narrative Politics
18147D	037	Lecture	2:00-5:20pm	Monday	18 of 20	Aniko Imre	SCA216

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.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
Theories of the Digital
18187D	037	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Friday	7 of 15	Tara Mcpherson	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
18205D	037	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 10	Kara Keeling	OFFICE