Table of Contents
Class Text
Introduction
What Is Technology?
Types of Media and Their History
Reference
Introduction
Intersection of American Media and Culture
Why Media? What Do Media Do for Us?
How Did We Get Here? The Evolution of Culture
Media Mix: Convergence
Cultural Values Shape Media; Media Shape Cultural Values
Popular Culture and Media Literacy
Mass Media and Popular Culture
Harry Potter and the Media Bogeyman
Mass Media and Its Messages
Media Literacy
References
Direct Effects
Marshall McLuhan’s Influence
Agenda Setting Theory
Uses and Gratifications Theory
Symbolic Interactionism
Spiral of Silence
Media Logic
Cultivation Analysis
Functionalism
Conflict Perspective
Theory Controversies
Introduction
Surveys
Social Role Analysis
Interviews
Focus Groups
Experiments
Ethnography
Case Study
Secondary Data Analysis
Content Analysis
Archival Research
Rhetorical Analysis
Media Studies Controversies
References
Media Conglomerate or Monopoly?
Ownership of the Media
Characteristics of Media Industries
The Internet’s Effect on Media Economies
Information Economy
Globalization of Media
Cultural Imperialism
References
A Lost Generation of Readers?
History of Books
Books and the Development of U.S. Popular Culture
Major Book Formats
Current Publishing Trends
The Influence of New Technology
References
Are 3-D Effects Creating Two-Dimensional Films?
The History of Movies
Movies and Culture
Issues and Trends in Film
The Influence of New Technology
References
Traditional Principles of Animation
Anticipation
Squash and stretch
Overlapping Action
Follow Through
Staging
Exaggeration
Secondary Action
Weight
Balance
Curved Motion
Student Work
Disney Animations Harm Female Youth by Louis Gomez Jr.
An In-Depth and Peculiar Story of Roger Rabbit by Briana Garland
Generation Mental Trauma Effect by Julie
A Transformative Journey by Toi Hikari
The Hidden Truth by Melida Garcia
DCOM: Disney’s Deconstruction of the ‘Man Box’ by Sade Miles (CC BY-NC)
Does Mother Gothel and Rapunzel Portray An Accurate Toxic Relationship Between Mother and Daughter? By Desiree Smith
How can the story of Pinocchio educate children to behave in a good manner?