This course is dedicated to the study of classical and contemporary
media theory.  Readings will include articles on formal film
aesthetics by Eisenstein, Vertov, Bazin, Brecht and Godard;
psychoanalytic feminist film theory; and essays by historically
important cultural studies writers like Adorno and Benjamin.  In
addition we’ll read material from more contemporary cultural and
media theorists: Stuart Hall on race and ideology, McLuhan on the
medium as message, Baudrillard and Jameson on postmodernism,
Habermas on public space, Dash on African-centered cinema, Sconce
and Bourdieu on trash and trash aesthetics, and contemporary writers
on gender and queer theory. We’ll also talk about advertising, TV,
the news, video, CD-Roms, laser discs, DVDs new technologies and
home viewing. Course work will include one short paper, a conference
abstract, an oral presentation and a long research paper.

For more information contact Joan Hawkins (jchawkin@indiana.edu).