TV GENRES

Course Description

This course will provide a critical overview of television genres and will examine them from practical and theoretical perspectives. Students will analyse a variety of fiction and non-fiction television genres, emphasising their historical, cultural and economic contexts. Students will also consider the ways television genres have changed, divided and combined over time. Attention will also be paid to the processes through which genre classifications are produced and the media discourses which generate them. Sample genres addressed and discussed during the course include the crime show, the prestige drama, the soap opera, reality TV, news programming, and also the quiz show.

TV GENRES

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

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Course outcomes

1. 01 Evaluate different theoretical/conceptual positions on television genre.
2. 02 Examine the historical and cultural contexts in which the television genre system is developed.
3. 03 Relate a range of contemporary television genres with their histories and features.
4. 04 Develop skills in research, analysis, and presentation.
5. 05 Apply theoretical/conceptual framework to particular genre case studies.

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Creeber, G. (2015). The Television Genre Book. 3rd Edition, British Film Institute
2. 02 Edgerton, R., G. (2008). Thinking Outside the Box: A Contemporary Television Genre Reader. University Press of Kentucky
3. 03 Mittel, J. (2004). Genre and Television: From Cop Shows to Cartoons in American Culture

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Evaluate different theoretical/conceptual positions on television genre. SOLO 5
2. L02 Relate a range of contemporary television genres with their histories and features SOLO 4
3. L03 Develop skills in research, analysis, and presentation. SOLO 5
4. L04 Interpret theoretical/conceptual framework to particular genre case studies. SOLO 5

Program Outcomes

1. P01 The student chooses the design principles and can match the application
2. P02 Students will be able to define national and international values in art and design
3. P03 Students will be able to define abstract and concrete design concepts and express them in composition
4. P04 The student can adjust the time correctly to complete his / her graphic application
5. P05 The student matches the relationship between image and meaning
6. P06 Students can express what they see by drawing
7. P07 Identifies the traces, aligns, and calculates the hierarchy of typographic elements
8. P08 Defines and lists art and design materials
9. P09 Expresses an idea, concept or phenomenon visually in a creative way
10. P10 Solves the design problems encountered in the process
11. P11 Symbolizes concepts, situations, and objects in the visual context
12. P12 Develops design projects by recalling basic graphic design principles
13. P13 Applies technology effectively in the design process
14. P14 Can think critically and question theoretical gains in the context
15. P15 Relate the past, present, and future of design
16. P16 Can perform original works related to the field and evaluate the results
17. P17 Designs and produces different visual areas such as multimedia, advertising graphics, animation, new media, printmaking, and photography
18. P18 Improves communication skills for teamwork
19. P19 Can effectively discuss, criticize and form theory about the field
20. P20 Student can organize paragraphs, single-column, multi-column and modular grids in book and magazine designs
21. P21 Can plan collaborations with colleagues in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary environments
22. P22 Can associate written texts with visual images
23. P23 Can observe and compare in the context of art criticism methods
24. P24 Can apply legal regulations and procedures in the field
25. P25 Be able to associate written texts with visual images

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