Film and Media Studies 245 - GENRE, GENDER & RACE

Fall
2019
F01
0.00
Sebnem Baran
W 07:30-09:30
Smith College
10450-F19
SEELYE 201
sbaran@smith.edu
Associated with female viewership, melodramas and soap operas are seen as low-quality content in the U.S. market. Melodramas and soaps originating from different parts of the world bear a similar mark of “non-quality.” This coupling of geographical origin and genre hierarchies to emphasize the difference of “the West” from “the rest” is also relevant for the ways in which peripheral content is categorized as “soap operas” and “telenovelas.” By exploring melodramatic films and TV shows, this course surveys the roots of melodrama as a genre and analyzes the power hierarchies around it with reference to gender and race.
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.
You must also register for a Lecture section.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.