| Course ID: | EMST 4430. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | International Media Entertainment |
Course
Description: | Examination of the entertainment media produced and distributed
internationally/transnationally from aesthetic, political, and
cultural perspectives. |
| Oasis Title: | International Media Ent |
| Prerequisite: | EMST 3320 and permission of department |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | This course exposes students to the socio-cultural, aesthetic,
and economic influences that shape non-U.S. media. Students will
watch entertainment media that is produced and/or distributed in
other countries and in other national contexts; understand
relevant social movements and cultural events; and consider
conditions and implications of cultural reception. |
| Topical Outline: | State vs. commercially-funded media content
National media cultures
Global genres
Video cultures and informal media networks
Television formats (and global circulation)
Transnational media |