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Television Text And Genre
University of Westminster - Full Curriculum Program
London, England
Dates: 9/17/22 - 12/17/22
Television Text And Genre
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: University of Westminster
Location: London, England
Primary Subject Area: Media Studies
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 4TVPR006W
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 4
DESCRIPTION
From advertisements to reality formats to prime-time dramas, we are bombarded by television ‘texts’ on a day-today basis, and ‘reading’ them has a significant impact on how we understand ourselves and the world around us.
Drawing on a range of television examples, this module introduces some of the key ways in which television texts
and genres are created, used and studied. For those interested in making television content, it is important also to
understand how the language and grammar of television works to generate meanings and pleasures for viewers.
This module will help students to understand the ‘nuts and bolts’ of television texts and genres: how they are
constructed and how they can be taken apart and analyzed.
Drawing on a range of television examples, this module introduces some of the key ways in which television texts
and genres are created, used and studied. For those interested in making television content, it is important also to
understand how the language and grammar of television works to generate meanings and pleasures for viewers.
This module will help students to understand the ‘nuts and bolts’ of television texts and genres: how they are
constructed and how they can be taken apart and analyzed.