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Davis A. Foulger, Ph. D.
Adjunct Associate Professor
Office:  Whitehead 404s

BROOKLYN COLLEGE
Department of Television and Radio
CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF TELEVISION AND RADIO (and, more generally, of MEDIA
TV/R 714 Section EW6 (Course Code 1754)
Spring, 2010, Wed, 6:30pm-9:15pm
402A Whitehead Hall

Dr. Foulger
Office: 404S Whitehead Hall

Course Schedule and Assignments

Semester Syllabus / Discussion Notes / Class Moodle

Note that the schedule for the class is pretty loose right now. I have a tentative view of how we will proceed, but I'll finalize the semesters readings in discussions with you.

1 W, Feb 3 What is "Critical Analysis"?   No Readings
2 W, Feb 10 Ecologies of Critical Perspectives Read http://davis.foulger.info/research/unifiedModelOfCommunication.htm, "The X is the Message" (to be posted), and http://evolutionarymedia.com/cgi-bin/wiki.cgi?IntroductionToMediaCriticism
3 W, Feb 17 Meanings and Their Representation  
4 W, Feb 24 Representation and its Packaging  
5 W, Mar 3 Patterns of Representation  
6 W, Mar 10 Audience Perspectives  
7 W, Mar 17 Cultural Perspectives  
8 W, Mar 24 Ideological Perspectives  
- Mar 29-Apr 6 Spring Recess
9 W, Apr 7 Inside Ideological Perspectives  
10 W, Apr 14 The Perspective of Production  
11 W, Apr 21 Probes and Metaphoric Perspectives  
12 W, Apr 28 Post-Modern Perspectives  
13 W, May 5 The Rearview Mirror and the Fictional Flash Forward  
14 W, May 12 Term Paper Presentations No Readings
15 May 19-25 Final Exams, Date TBD No Readings