Teaching Responsibility

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LJMU Partner Taught

Learning Methods

Lecture
Seminar

Module Offerings

5511ISTMCC-SEP-PAR

Aims

1. To examine how narrative forms interrelate with the society in which they are produced and consumed. 2. To consider the historical development and conceptual models which inform the close study of popular narrative texts. 3. To critically examine the nature of popular television institutions, production, texts and reception.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Produce evidenced definitions of a range of theoretical concepts relevant to the study of popular television.
2.
Apply appropriate theoretical concepts to the analysis of the relationship between popular narrative media and the society in which they are produced and consumed.
3.
Engage in close textual analysis applying the appropriate terminology relevant to the narrative text under examination.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Popular Television and Television Studies; The Politics of Popular TV; Genre and Popularity; Popular TV Production; Ordinary Television; Television Formatting; Fans, Taste and the Popular; Popular TV and Celebrity.
Additional Information:Students will apply methods of analysis, contextualisation and research relevant to non-fiction and fictional entertainment media.

Assessments

Presentation
Essay