COURSE SYLLABUS Art Education 367.03 Criticizing Television ...

Art Education 367.03; Theatre 367.03 Syllabus: Criticizing Television 13• Absence of racial diversity in makeover programs; race, ethnicity, and“acceptable roles” for people featured on makeover programs• Transformation program genre and the cultivation of desire: body as socialproject; body transformations as fuel for capitalist consumption practicesClass Activities:In Class Viewing & Discussion: Extreme Makeover, What Not to WearIn-class Writing Instruction: The use of description, interpretation, and analysis in TelevisionCriticismWEEK 4TuesdayA Laughing Matter? Comedic Representations of LGBT Issues on TelevisionSocial Diversity Focus: GLBT; GenderDue Today:Read: Bignell, Ch. 9 Television RepresentationRead and respond in writing: Mitchell, D. (2005). Producing containment: The rhetoricalconstruction of difference in Will & Grace.Read: Hernandez-The State of TV DiversityToday’s readings focus on the following topics:• Humor and apolitical stance in Will & Grace• The normalization of oppressive ideologies of class, race, gender whileappearing to advocate on behalf of a “gay Other”• Representations of gay subjectivity; sexuality as a subject position• Will and Grace as a site of contradiction where ideologies are challenged andnegotiated.• Content analysis as method for identifying/studying TV representationsClass Activities:In-class Viewing & Discussion: Will & Grace; Mad TVIn-class Writing Instruction: Ways to create an engaging and informative visual presentation;Selecting your example clip and leading a discussionThursday“Angry,” “Promiscuous,” or “Ignorant”: Race, Gender, and Stereotypes in Reality TVSocial Diversity Focus: Race; GenderDue Today:Read: Orbe, M. P. (2004). Constructions of Reality on MTV’s Real WorldRead: Kin, L. S. (2006). Trading races: Black. White. on the FX networkDue: Critical Analysis Paper # 2 –(on Orbe, Constructions of Reality on MTV’s Real World)Today’s readings focus on the following topics:• Racism in American culture• Reality TV and stereotypical roles for men and women• Reality TV and misrepresentation of challenging social issues