ENG 280VHumor in Film

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ENG 280V TV & American Culture - Television (in its multitude of forms "is something so close, so much a part of day-to-day existence, that it remains invisible as something to be analyzed or consciously considered" (Robert Allen) . . . that is, until this writing-emphasis course that will challenge students to analyze and reconsider the importance of television in their lives with respect to issues such as globalization, class, race, gender, sexuality, entertainment, culture, family, hegemony, ideology, politics, language, meaning and identity, among others. The course will focus on all genres of American television, and it will attempt to broaden student's knowledge of the power of television and their individual roles as meaning makers. Much of the class time will be devoted to discussion of the above issues at play within programs students watch themselves.