UNSW Handbook Course - Teaching Media: Audiences and Genres

Teaching Media: Audiences and Genres - MEFT5101


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of English, Media and Performing Arts
	Course Outline: http://media.arts.unsw.edu.au//
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Units of Credit: 8
	EFTSL: 0.167 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: Enrolment in plan MEFTES8225 or MEFTES5225
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Introduces students to recent approaches in the study of how audiences use and are affected by the genres of film and television they regularly experience. Discusses current television examples in terms of viewers' pleasure and their roles in constructing or confirming viewers' respective identities. Methods for studying audiences, qualitatively and quantitatively, are critically considered.

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