History and analysis of global media industries, with attention to
the connections between industries, production practices, and
distribution networks.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students: Additional article-length, scholarly-research paper or comparable assignment deemed by the instructor to be equivalent in nature.
Athena Title
Global Media Industries
Prerequisite
EMST 3150 and permission of major
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will have an in-depth understanding of the cultural, economic, and regulatory complexities of the international/transnational media industries.
Students will expand their understanding of Hollywood as a global industry, but the focus of the course is international/transnational entertainment media industries.
By the end of the semester, students will understand media production and financing as a transnational project.
By the end of the semester, students will have a working comprehension of how key policies and business have changed and shaped the global media industries.
By the end of the semester, students will be able to identify the key global media markets and contemporary players.
By the end of the semester, students will understand how media producers' market to multiple global audiences.
Topical Outline
State vs. commercially-funded industries
Runaway production and tax incentives
Global Hollywood
Global production hubs
Co-productions
International/transnational policies, licensing, and copyright
