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COM 340: Television Criticism |
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Course Calendar |
UPDATED : 01/26/2004
{Reading Code: B=Butler; Z=Zettle; N=Newcomb, numbers are chapters) ( I left the Star Trek books on the Calendar even though they are no longer required for the course. That way you can know what parts to read when if you choose to select one of these books for your book reviews.) Note that Newcomb reading assignments may be refined as the course progresses. Stick with assignments posted on the calendar unless notified otherwise. JM| Assigned Reading | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| January 2003 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 Introduction to Course | 16 |
| Begin Making of Star Trek or Inside Star Trek; N-Intro ch 1,2; Z-ch1; B-1 | 19 MLK DAY | 20 The role of the critic | 21 | 22 The structure of critical piece | 23 |
| B-13, 2; | 26 | 27 Types of criticism | 28 | 29 Character | 30 |
| February B-3,4 N: Part IV | 2 | 3 Plot | 4 | 5 Suspense, Chase Scene | 6 |
| Finish Making of Star Trek or Inside Star Trek; | 9 | 10 Series Television: Video: DUE: Book Review #1 | 11 | 12 Melodrama | 13 |
| B-5,6; | 16 | 17 Video: | 18 | 19 Exam 1 | 20 Winter Break! |
| B-7,8,9;Z-2,3,4,5,6 | 23 | 24 Semiotics Video | 25 | 26 Semiotics | 27 |
| March N-D'Accici, Byars, Barker, Himmelstien, Corner; Z-7,8,9,10, 11, 12 | 1 | 2 DUE: Book Review #2 Semiotics | 3 | 4 Technical Codes Video Middle of the semester | 5 Trek-A- Thon (Tentative Date) |
| N-Part II; Z- 13,14,15,16,17,18 | 8 | 9 Technical Codes Video | 10 | 11 Discourse Analysis -- Video | 12 |
| N-Part III | 15 | 16 Discourse Analysis -Video | 17 | 18 Discourse Analysis -Video | 19 |
| 22 Spring Break! | 23 Spring Break! | 24 Spring Break! | 25 Spring Break! | 26 Spring Break! | |
| 29 | 30 Discourse Analysis | 31 | 1 Exam 2 | 2 | |
| April | 5 | 6 Situation Comedy DUE: Paper #1 | 7 | 8 Sitcoms, cont. | 9 Good Friday -- No classes |
| 12 | 13 Drama: Crime/ Westerns | 14 | 15 Drama: Medical / Legal | 16 | |
| 19 | 20 General Drama | 21 | 22 News | 23 | |
| B-11 | 26 | 27 News | 28 | 29 Children's Programming | 30 |
| May B-12 | 3 | 4 Advertising
DUE: Final Paper |
5 Indecency, Obscenity, Pornography | 6 Study Day! | 7 |
| 10 | 11 Final : 1:00-2:45 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Remember that this calendar is tentative and not chiseled in granite. Dr. Mc reserves the right to reschedule any events as she deems necessary.
Have a Great Summer!! (And read some good books....!)
Copyright, 2002 Janet McMullen
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