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Exploring television drama: aesthetics, narrative, and industry.

10 x 1hr lecture per week over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus.

Standard entry to Masters at College Level.

FTV4070

None

The standard assessments for this course are:

■ 1 x Poster (detailing aesthetics, industrial contexts, and/or narrative structures of an episode from a TV drama) and Reflective Essay (1,500 words) - 40%

■ 1 x Annotated Bibliography (2,500 words) - 60%

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:

■ There are no alternatives to the assessments, but flexible deadlines can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions)

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.

This course aims to:

■ survey the aesthetic, institutional and industrial history of television drama with reference to American and British television, drawing comparisons across global contexts

■ encourage the development of specific modes of analysis appropriate to television drama.

consider the implications of media convergence beginning in the 1980s and 1990s and the emergence of 'prestige' drama discourse

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ express an understanding of key debates that inform the study of television drama.

■ critically analyse the institutional and cultural contexts in which television drama is produced.

Closely analyse and interpret television drama texts, utilizing relevant theoretical frameworks and critical methodologies.