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Cinema and Media Studies (CTCS)

http://cinema.usc.edu/mediastudies
D class assignments available in SCA320; phone (213) 740-3334.
D class assignments for undergraduates available; phone (213) 740-8358.
D class assignments for graduate students available in SCA320; phone (213) 740-3334.
cinema.usc.edu/mediastudies D-clearances for Cinema and Media Studies Majors (for courses like CTCS 473) via their academic advisor. D-clearances for Non-Majors via studentaffairs@cinema.usc.edu D-clearances for all Graduate Students (for 500+ level courses) via mediastudies@cinema.usc.edu. School of Cinematic Arts "R" section courses change to "D" in the third week of classes, and require instructor approval for clearance. For Cinema and Media Studies, that approval can be sent to mediastudies@cinema.usc.edu for d-clearance in the third week. Instructions are available here for all SCA Non-Major clearances: cinema.usc.edu/studentaffairs/dclearance.cfm

CTCS 150gw: Visions of Diversity in the Cinematic Arts (4.0 units)

Representations of marginalized groups in digital media, and how they have shaped conversations, altered public discourse and policy, and impacted the lives of underrepresented people.

Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): School of Cinematic Arts
General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
18002D	001	Lecture	9:00-12:50pm	Thursday	196 of 200	Evan Hughes	SCA108
18006D	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Thursday	25 of 25		SCI206
18007D	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Thursday	21 of 25		SCA209
18008D	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Monday	25 of 25		SCA203
18009D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	25 of 25		SCB104
18011D	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Thursday	25 of 25		SCA310
18013D	001	Discussion	7:00-7:50pm	Thursday	26 of 26		SCA110
18014D	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Wednesday	24 of 25	Evan Hughes	SCA316
18016D	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Thursday	25 of 25		SCA112

CTCS 190g: Introduction to Cinema (4.0 units)

Gateway to majors and minors in cinematic arts. Technique, aesthetics, criticism, and social implications of cinema. Lectures accompanied by screenings of appropriate films.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
18000D	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	293 of 300	George Carstocea	NCT
18010D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	23 of 25		SCA316
18012D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	25 of 25		SCA310
18015D	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Thursday	25 of 25		SCA110
18020D	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	24 of 25		SCA204
18022D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	24 of 25		SCA214
18025D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	24 of 25		SCA112
18027D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Thursday	25 of 25		SCA214
18030D	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Thursday	24 of 25		SCA110
18035D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	25 of 25		SCA204
18045D	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	25 of 25		SCA204
18060D	001	Discussion	6:00-6:50pm	Tuesday	24 of 25		SCA310
18130D	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	25 of 25		SCA214

CTCS 191: Introduction to Television and Video (4.0 units)

Exploration of the economic, technological, aesthetic, and ideological characteristics of the televisual medium; study of historical development of television and video including analysis of key works; introduction to TV/Video theory and criticism.

Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
18061D	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	106 of 175	Nitin Govil	NCT
18062D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	15 of 25		SCB101
18063D	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Tuesday	19 of 25		RZC111
18064D	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Thursday	10 of 25		RZC111
18065D	001	Discussion	6:00-6:50pm	Wednesday	24 of 25		SCA214
18066D	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Thursday	13 of 25		SCA203
18067D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	Canceled
18068D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	25 of 25		SCA316

CTCS 192mg: Race, Class, and Gender in American Film (4.0 units)

Analyzes issues of race, class and gender in contemporary American culture as represented in the cinema.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
18070D	001	Lecture	1:00-3:50pm	Thursday	126 of 150	Todd Boyd	SCA108	PDF (166926 KB)
18252D	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Thursday	25 of 25		SCA108
18254D	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Thursday	24 of 25		SCA112
18256D	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Thursday	25 of 25		SCA203
18258D	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Thursday	25 of 25		SCI108
18260D	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Thursday	17 of 25		SCB101
18262D	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Thursday	10 of 25		SCB304

CTCS 201: History of the International Cinema II (4.0 units)

The development of international cinema from World War II to the present. Lectures, screenings and discussions.

Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
18075D	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Monday	182 of 200	Lan Duong	NCT	PDF (67258 KB)
18076D	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Monday	25 of 25		SCA203
18077D	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Monday	25 of 25		SCA214
18078D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Tuesday	24 of 25		SCB104
18079D	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Tuesday	24 of 25		SCB104
18081D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Thursday	22 of 25		SCA110
18082D	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	14 of 25		SCA204
18083D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	23 of 25		SCA214
18084D	001	Discussion	6:00-6:50pm	Monday	25 of 25		SCA203

CTCS 367: Global Media (4.0 units)

Studies in the global configurations of television industries and cultures, including new technologies and the textual and sociological analysis of global media events and programming.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18116D	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Friday	4 of 20	Slava Greenberg	SCA316	PDF (163894 KB)

Crosslist CTCS 373: Literature and Film (4.0 units)

Examines literature and film as distinct modes of representation, narration, and structuring of time, language, memory, and visuality.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the COLT department but may qualify for major credit in CTCS. To register, enroll in COLT 373.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
22035D	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	16 of 17	Akira Mizuta Lippit	SCI207

CTCS 394: History of the American Film, 1977-Present (4.0 units)

Cinematic and extra-cinematic determinants of Postmodernist Hollywood studio and independent genres, styles, and the star-phenomenon and their relationship to American history and culture.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18085D	001	Lecture	6:00-10:00pm	Tuesday	75 of 365	J.D. Connor	NCT	PDF (366268 KB)

CTCS 402: Practicum in Film/Television Criticism (4.0 units, max 8)

Exercise in writing film and television criticism using new and classic films and television programs.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18090D	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	20 of 20	Ella Taylor	SCA216	Word (105984 KB)

CTCS 403: Studies in National and Regional Media (4.0 units)

Detailed investigation of traditions, achievements, and trends of film and/or electronic media in a particular country or region.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
Global Europe
18098D	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Thursday	21 of 24	Aniko Imre	SCA216	PDF (368042 KB)

CTCS 411: Film, Television and Cultural Studies (4.0 units, max 8)

Detailed examination of film/television from the perspectives and insights of Cultural Studies; focus on the production and reception of cultural texts, practices, and communities.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
Frame by Frame: Phtography, Film and Cultural Studies
18106D	001	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Tuesday	17 of 20	William Whittington	SCA216	PDF (832052 KB)
			11:00-12:50pm	Tuesday			SCA108

CTCS 464: Film and/or Television Genres (4.0 units, max 8)

Rigorous examination of film and/or television genres: history, aesthetics, cultural context, social significance, and critical methodologies.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
Hollywood Cinematography
18120D	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Monday	83 of 200	Luci Marzola	NCT	PDF (247806 KB)
Cons and Comedy
18160D	001	Lecture	6:00-10:00pm	Wednesday	113 of 365	George Carstocea	NCT	PDF (293123 KB)

CTCS 466: Theatrical Film Symposium (4.0 units, max 8)

Lectures and readings on creative problems in the motion picture industry; current films; interviews with visiting producers, directors, writers, performers.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18125D	001	Lecture	6:00-10:00pm	Thursday	278 of 340	Leonard Maltin, Alex Ago	NCT

CTCS 467: Television Symposium (4.0 units, max 8)

Lectures and readings on creative problems in the television industry; study of current and historical trends, interviews with producers, directors, writers and performers.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18126D	001	Lecture	7:00-10:00pm	Monday	87 of 190	Mary Mcnamara, Alex Ago	SCA108

CTCS 469: Film and/or Television Style Analysis (4.0 units, max 8)

Intensive study of the style of an auteur, studio, film or television making mode in terms of thematic and formal properties and their influences upon the art of film.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
Television Documentary
18127D	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Thursday	Canceled	Katherine Steinbach		PDF (1383123 MB)
The Cinema of Muhammad Ali
18138D	001	Lecture	1:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	25 of 200	Todd Boyd	SCA108	PDF (783276 KB)

CTCS 473: Film and Media Theory (4.0 units)

Influential ideas and theoretical approaches that have shaped the making and study of film. Students are encouraged to take this course in their junior year.

Prerequisite: CTCS 190

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18140D	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	33 of 70	Giancarlo Cornejo	SCI106

CTCS 478: Culture, Technology and Communications (4.0 units)

Cultural study of communications technology and its relationship to society. Evaluation of the social and cultural impact of technologies from the telegraph to the Internet.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
Futures: Experiments in Technologies, Politics and the Arts
18143D	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	19 of 24	Ella Klik	SCA316	PDF (81044 KB)

CTCS 494: Advanced Cinema and Media Studies Seminar (4.0 units, max 8)

Rotating topics involving detailed study of the historical, cultural and aesthetic analysis of film, television, and new media technologies.

Restriction: Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
Talking Trash: Media Cultures of Waste and Disposability
18145D	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Thursday	11 of 20	Eszter Zimanyi	SCA216	PDF (192109 KB)

CTCS 501: World Cinema Before 1945 (2.0 units)

Historical survey of global cinema from its beginnings until 1945.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18161D	037	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Thursday	24 of 24	Vicki Callahan	SCA112	PDF (349656 KB)

CTCS 503: Survey History of the United States Sound Film (2.0 units)

Survey history of the United States film from 1927 to the present, with emphasis upon film as art form, economic institution, technology, and cultural product.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18165D	037	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	21 of 24	Courtney White	NCT	PDF (157099 KB)

CTCS 505: Survey of Interactive Media (2.0 units)

A survey course exploring the historical, cultural, business, creative, and technological aspects of the new interactive media.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18173D	037	Lecture	6:00-10:00pm	Tuesday	33 of 34	Kiki Benzon	RZC111

CTCS 510: Case Studies in National and/or Regional Media (4.0 units, max 12)

Seminar on media's impact in defining nation and/or region in specific cultural contexts. Also addresses issues of exile, diaspora, transnationalism and globalism. Departmental approval required.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
Queer/Cuir/Travesti/Transfeminist Theories and Medias Across the Americas
18265D	037	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Thursday	16 of 20	Giancarlo Cornejo	SCA316

CTCS 517: Introductory Concepts in Cultural Studies (4.0 units)

Introduction to central concepts, key theories, and/or leading figures in cultural studies, particularly as they relate to issues of popular culture and visual media.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18176D	037	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Friday	17 of 20	Jennifer Peterson	SCA216	PDF (40825 KB)

CTCS 518: Seminar: Avant-garde Film/Video (4.0 units)

Aesthetic, historical and ideological issues in avant-garde film and video.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18183D	037	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	39 of 40	Akira Mizuta Lippit	SCA110

CTCS 587: Seminar in Television Theory (4.0 units, max 8)

Detailed investigation and discussion of various aspects of television, including genre, textual analysis, production and distribution systems and audience studies.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18180D	037	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Monday	20 of 22	Aniko Imre	SCA316	PDF (133735 KB)

CTCS 790: Research (1.0-12.0 units)

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18205D	037	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 10		OFFICE