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Understanding Television

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States21L.432
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2003English
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The subtitle of this course for the spring 2003 term is “American Television: A Cultural History.” The class takes a cultural approach to television’s evolution as a technology and system of representation, considering television as a system of storytelling and myth-making, and as a cultural practice, studied from anthropological, literary, and cinematic perspectives.

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