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FILM 194BElectronic Media Theory Seminar

5 creditsUndergraduateStudent Option

Study of the major theoretical approaches to electronic media and their critical application to texts from television, independent video art and documentary, and electronic networks. Readings include a range of theoretical approaches selected from semiotic, ideological, feminist, cultural studies, reception theory, postmodernist, and other critical traditions.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): FILM 120. Enrollment is restricted to senior film and digital media majors.

  • COURSE TOPIC: New Media Theories: Systems Theory, Network Theory, Posthumanism AI, and the Future of Digital Media

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When it runs

Fall 2026Open Fall 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Seminar
Tue 1:30pm–4:30pm
Commun Bldg 121E. A. ShankenOpen 12/20

Who teaches it

InstructorRatingDifficultyWould take againReviews
Edward Shanken2.3 / 53.7 / 533%15

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