New Media courses of note

Germaine Halegoua, new faculty member in Film and Media Studies will be offering two courses on new media and technology this fall- check them out, AMS students.

FMS 302/702 Undergraduate/Graduate Seminar in: New Media Theory and Practice (29911)

9:15-10:30 am Monday/Wednesday, 120 Oldfather Studios

The Internet, cell phones, gaming consoles, and other networked, digital technologies have become immensely pervasive and powerful forms of communication which support a plethora of cultural, political, social, and economic exchanges and communities. This class is a survey of Internet and digital media histories, audiences, products, industries, narratives, and visual cultures. Students will be introduced to major themes in digital media studies and asked to apply critical approaches to understanding new media practices and theories. In addition to readings and lectures, students will participate in production projects and engage in a variety of digital activities over the course of the semester. By the end of the semester, students will have a foundational understanding of historical and emerging new media technologies, practices, and theories, and will have gained basic skills and experiences with various types of new media production.

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FMS 302/702 Undergraduate/Graduate Seminar in: Convergence Culture (29898)

4:00-5:15 pm Monday/Wednesday, 120 Oldfather Studios

Through readings, lectures, and production projects, this course looks at the texts, transformations, and strategies employed by the TV, film, and music industries in order to accommodate new media technologies and practices. We will look at how media producers promote brands online and build content and narrative worlds across media platforms. We will also pay close attention to the roles consumers play in the current media landscape through their interaction and (sometimes illegal) manipulation of digital content and diegetic worlds. Topics addressed over the course of the semester may include: the use of social media to promote or spread "old media" products; franchising and transmedia storytelling; participatory culture and fandom; copyright concerns; online distribution outlets; and novel experiences and cultures of TV, film, music via new media technologies.

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Graduate seminar: race and performance theory

Professor Nicole Hodges Persley, proud owner of a PhD in American Studies and Ethnicity from USC, will offer this graduate seminar in fall 2009. Look for a cross-list with AMS 998.

Summer course: culture and politics of public health

AMS doctoral student Rachel Vaughn will offer this course through Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Great material for a concentration here- click the image for a flyer.