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RTVF 398-CN : Issues in Radio/Television/Film: Early American Television - Constructing the Culture of a Postwar Superpower
Description
After the Second World War, the United States found itself a
superpower for the first time. American popular culture reflected
and supported this shift in national self-image through mass media.
While radio and cinema had been common for decades, the rise of
commercial broadcast television supercharged American cultural
evolution and self-reflection. Television both reflected culture
and advanced new ideals for the new Atomic Age. However, not all of
the changes it advocated were popular and many revived old
bigotries and biases for the midcentury (as a result, screenings
and discussions will often address difficult themes, offensive
language, and harmful stereotypes). The course will involve two
essays, one at midterm and one final. Attendence and participation
are required. Screenings will include episodes and clips of the
Ernie Kovacs Show, Texaco Star Theater, Omnibus, See
It Now with Edward R. Murrow, I Love Lucy, The Adventures of Ozzie
and Harriet, Amos and Andy, The Andy Griffith Show, The Tonight
Show, Star Trek, The CBS Evening News with Walter Kronkite,
coverage of the Vietnam War, Soul!, the Moon Landing,
Videospace, Sesame Street, the resignation of Richard
Nixon, Sanford and Son, Image Union, and All
in the Family.
Carries humanities credit.
| Winter 2024 | ||||
| Start/End Dates | Day(s) | Time | Building | Section |
| 01/03/24 - 03/16/24 | Tu | 6:15 – 9:15 p.m. | Kresge Hall 2339 | 65 |
| Instructor | Course Location | Status | CAESAR Course ID | |
| Nebergall, Jason | Evanston Campus | Open | ||