TMA 492R
Media Arts Genres
Theatre and Media Arts
College of Fine Arts and Communications
Course Description
Intensive analysis of a single major traditional media genre (i.e., western, musical, sitcom, or melodrama) with consideration of contextual, subtextual, and textual issues.
When Taught
Winter
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
2
Fixed
3
Other Prerequisites
TMA 291 or 292; media arts major or minor status
Title
Horror Genre Studies
Learning Outcome
To listen to a ton of lectures, read a ton of stories, and see a ton of films relating to a given genre. We will also learn about some of the social and historical factors that have informed narratives within that genre, as well as some of their many and evolving styles and conventions.
Title
Analysis of a Specific Genre
Learning Outcome
Explore a specific genre as a microcosm of larger aesthetic and social development of popular cultural artifacts.
Title
Scholarly Genre Study
Learning Outcome
Identify scholarly material related to genre study.
Title
Context relationships
Learning Outcome
Consider the relationship of text, subtext, and context in genre film.
Title
Analyze Conventions
Learning Outcome
Analyze the significance of conventions and themes both diachronically and synchronically.
