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21L.715 Media in Cultural Context
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Not offered academic year 2024-2025Undergrad (Spring) HASS Humanities Can be repeated for credit
(Subject meets with CMS.871)
Prereq: Two subjects in Literature or Comparative Media Studies or permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-9
URL: https://lit.mit.edu/21l-715-media-in-cultural-context/
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Seminar uses case studies to examine specific media or media configurations and the larger social, cultural, economic, political, or technological contexts within which they operate. Organized around recurring themes in media history, as well as specific genres, movements, media, or historical moments. Previously taught topics include Gendered Genres: Horror and Maternal Melodramas; Comics, Cartoons, and Graphic Storytelling; and Exploring Children's Culture. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Approved for credit in Women's and Gender Studies when content meets the requirements for subjects in that program. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs. Limited to 12.
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