— Epic Television: The Golden Age of TV? Sopranos, Wire, Girls, Walking Dead

Prerequisites & course information

Course Description: Critically celebrated scripted television since the mid-1990s. Key themes including class, ethnicity, race, violence, and US politics. Major developments in the medium’s history as context for recent wave of epic television. Learning Activities: Lecture 2 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s), Film Viewing 3 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Oral Skills (OL); Visual Literacy (VL); Writing Experience (WE). Learning Activities: Lecture 2 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s), Film Viewing 3 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Oral Skills (OL); Visual Literacy (VL); Writing Experience (WE).