{"id":1740,"date":"2024-04-04T18:17:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T01:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/mediastudies\/?page_id=1740"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:14:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T22:14:57","slug":"introduction-to-critical-studies-fa24","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/mediastudies\/courses\/current\/fall-2024-courses\/introduction-to-critical-studies-fa24\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Critical Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>MS 049 PO-01: Intro to Media Studies<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Instructor: Friedlander, Jennifer\n<ul>\n<li>Tuesday\/Thursday; 9:35-10:50PM<\/li>\n<li>Room 02 (Crookshank Hall)<\/li>\n<li>Intro to Critical Studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Introduction to Media Studies. Presents a comprehensive view of the issues important to media studies, including the development of new technologies, visual literacy, ideological analysis and the construction of content. Read theory, history and fiction; view films and television programs; and write research and opinion papers. Same course as SC 49.<\/p>\n<h2>MS 049 PO-02: Intro to Media Studies<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Instructor: Long, Andrew C.\n<ul>\n<li>Monday\/Wednesday; 11:00-12:15PM<\/li>\n<li>Room 08 (Crookshank Hall)<\/li>\n<li>Intro to Critical Studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Introduction to Media Studies. Presents a comprehensive view of the issues important to media studies, including the development of new technologies, visual literacy, ideological analysis and the construction of content. Read theory, history and fiction; view films and television programs; and write research and opinion papers. Same course as SC 49.<\/p>\n<h2>MS 050 PO-01: Introduction to Film<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Instructor: Engley, Ryan\n<ul>\n<li>Monday\/Wednesday; 11:00AM-12:15PM<\/li>\n<li>Room 02 (Crookshank Hall)<\/li>\n<li>Intro to Critical Studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One of three gateway courses to the Media Studies major, this course introduces film and video from aesthetic, historical, and political perspectives. Students learn the basic categories necessary to comprehend formally the filmic image: cinematography, mise-en-scene, and editing. Students study the history of genres and film movements and engage the theory and politics of filmic representation. Same course as LIT 130 CM.<\/p>\n<h2>MS 050 PO-02: Introduction to Film<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Instructor: Wynter, Kevin\n<ul>\n<li>Tuesday\/Thursday; 2:45-4:00PM<\/li>\n<li>Room 10 (Crookshank Hall)<\/li>\n<li>Intro to Critical Studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One of three gateway courses to the Media Studies major, this course introduces film and video from aesthetic, historical, and political perspectives. Students learn the basic categories necessary to comprehend formally the filmic image: cinematography, mise-en-scene, and editing. Students study the history of genres and film movements and engage the theory and politics of filmic representation. Same course as LIT 130 CM.<\/p>\n<h2>MS 051 PZ-01: Intro to Digital Media Studies<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Instructor: TBA\n<ul>\n<li>Monday\/Wednesday; 9:35-10:50AM<\/li>\n<li>West Hall Q120<\/li>\n<li>Intro to Critical Studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An interdisciplinary introduction to digital and electronic media, exploring the relationships between \u201cold\u201d and \u201cnew\u201d media forms, the historical development of computer-based communication and the ways that new technologies are reshaping literature, art, journalism, and the social world.<\/p>\n<h2>MS 051 SC-01: Introduction to Digital Media Studies<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Instructor: Moralde, Oscar\n<ul>\n<li>Monday\/Wednesday; 11:00AM-12:15PM<\/li>\n<li>Room 101, Steele Hall<\/li>\n<li>Intro to Critical Studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An interdisciplinary introduction to digital and electronic media, exploring the relationships between &#8220;old&#8221; and &#8220;new&#8221; media forms, the historical development of computer-based communication and the ways that new technologies are reshaping literature, art, journalism, and the social world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MS 049 PO-01: Intro to Media Studies Instructor: Friedlander, Jennifer Tuesday\/Thursday; 9:35-10:50PM Room 02 (Crookshank Hall) Intro to Critical Studies Introduction to Media Studies. 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