Overview
Surveys the large and growing field of scholarly television studies. Discusses a broad range of theoretical and critical material that looks at television in relationship to culture, politics, gender, race, and class. Places the study of television in a New Zealand and international context.
Television is undergoing a 21st-century revival. New media has enabled television to reach global audiences in unprecedented ways. This paper will map out the social and technological context to this revival, as well as equip students with skills for critically engaging with television as it transforms to meet the demands of contemporary media audiences.
About this paper
| Paper title | Television Studies |
|---|---|
| Subject | Media, Film and Communication |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2026 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,103.10 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 18 FIME or MFCO points
- Restriction
- FIME 207
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Contact
- mfco@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
To be advised when paper next offered.
- Paper Structure
This paper is divided into two modules:
- Block one outlines the social and technological context for the revival of television
- Block two introduces students to television analysis
- Teaching Arrangements
- Lectures and tutorials.
- Textbooks
- Readings will be available from the library, online and on Blackboard.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Communication, Critical thinking, Research.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will:
- Describe a number of critical issues that deal with television as an object of study
- Locate these critical issues within popular discussion on television
- Critically engage in the consumption and meaning-making of contemporary culture and its contexts
- Engage with new ways of both resisting and producing television
- Assessment details
Assessment:
- Essay 1 - 25%
- Essay 2 - 30%
- Exam - 45%
Overview
Surveys the large and growing field of scholarly television studies. Discusses a broad range of theoretical and critical material that looks at television in relationship to culture, politics, gender, race, and class. Places the study of television in a New Zealand and international context.
Television is undergoing a 21st-century revival. New media has enabled television to reach global audiences in unprecedented ways. This paper will map out the social and technological context to this revival, as well as equip students with skills for critically engaging with television as it transforms to meet the demands of contemporary media audiences.
About this paper
| Paper title | Television Studies |
|---|---|
| Subject | Media, Film and Communication |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2027 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 18 FIME or MFCO points
- Restriction
- FIME 207
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Contact
- mfco@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
To be advised when paper next offered.
- Paper Structure
This paper is divided into two modules:
- Block one outlines the social and technological context for the revival of television.
- Block two introduces students to television analysis.
- Teaching Arrangements
The course comprises lectures and tutorials.
- Textbooks
Readings will be available from the library, online and on Aoroa.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Communication, Critical thinking, Research.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will:
- Describe a number of critical issues that deal with television as an object of study.
- Locate these critical issues within popular discussion on television.
- Critically engage in the consumption and meaning-making of contemporary culture and its contexts.
- Engage with new ways of both resisting and producing television.
- Assessment details
Assessments:
- Essay 1 (25%)
- Essay 2 (30%)
- Exam (45%)