COMM 468 Midterm Study Guide (Spring, 2007)
The Midterm exam is scheduled for Thursday, March 15, 2007.
The exam will consist of multiple choice questions, short answer/identification questions, and essay questions. It will cover all material discussed in class, and the following chapters in Television: The Critical View: Newcomb, Alvey, Cassidy & White, Murray, Castiglia & Reed, Mittell, Parry-Giles & Parry-Giles, and Arthurs.
Short Answer/Identification: The items for the short answer/identification portion of the exam will be drawn from the following:
Essay: I will select a question from the following list of questions and you will be asked to craft an answer to that question on the day of the exam.
1. What is the current state of television criticism? How does such criticism differ from other forms of criticism and how is it similar? And what other disciplines or knowledge bases does television criticism draw from in making its claims?
2. Trace the development of human communication from the word to the image. In your answer, account for the fears and dangers that people articulate about new communication technologies and comment on the role of the Internet as the next stage in the development of human communication practices.
3. Compare and contrast the different critical readings of television shows that you've read thus far (the essays in the Newcomb text about Will & Grace, The Simpsons, The West Wing, and Sex & the City). How are they similar? How are they different? Which do you find most compelling and why? In other words, which of these critical arguments was most persuasive and had the most impact on your understanding/judgment of the television program in question?
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