SAC 355 offers a historical
survey of American television from the late 1940s to today. Taking a cultural approach to the subject, this
course examines shifts in television portrayals, genres, narrative structures, and
aesthetics in relation to social and cultural trends as well as changing
industrial practices. Reading television
programs from the past eight decades critically, we interrogate various representations
of consumerism, class, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, lifestyle, and
nation in the smaller screen while also tracing issues surrounding broadcasting
policy, censorship, sponsorship, business, and programming.
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