New courses in Comparative Media Studies http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Comparative-Media-Studies/index.htm 2008-01-18 MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu en-US Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm This class will explore the cultural history and media industry surrounding the masculine drama of professional wrestling. Beginning with wrestling's roots in sport and carnival, the class examines how new technologies and changes in the television industry led to evolution for pro wrestling style and promotion and how shifts in wrestling characters demonstrate changes in the depiction of American masculinity. The class will move chronologically in an examination of how wrestling characters and performances have changed, focusing particularly on the 1950s to the present. Students may have previous knowledge of wrestling but are not required to, nor are they required to be a fan (although it is certainly not discouraged, either). Special thanks to the WWE for allowing us to use various materials and for their participation and help with the course. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Comparative-Media-Studies/CMS-997Spring-2007/CourseHome/index.htm Ford, Samuel 2007-10-05T02:19:12-04:00 CMS.997 CMS.602 en-US Comparative Media Studies wrestling performance American Masculinity professional wrestling World Wrestling Federation World Wrestling Entertainment WWF WWE MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm This class will explore the cultural history and media industry surrounding the masculine drama of professional wrestling. Beginning with wrestling's roots in sport and carnival, the class examines how new technologies and changes in the television industry led to evolution for pro wrestling style and promotion and how shifts in wrestling characters demonstrate changes in the depiction of American masculinity. The class will move chronologically in an examination of how wrestling characters and performances have changed, focusing particularly on the 1950s to the present. Students may have previous knowledge of wrestling but are not required to, nor are they required to be a fan (although it is certainly not discouraged, either). Special thanks to the WWE for allowing us to use various materials and for their participation and help with the course. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Comparative-Media-Studies/CMS-997Spring-2007/CourseHome/index.htm Ford, Samuel 2007-10-05T02:19:12-04:00 CMS.997 CMS.602 en-US Comparative Media Studies wrestling performance American Masculinity professional wrestling World Wrestling Federation World Wrestling Entertainment WWF WWE MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm Supplementary work on individual or group basis. Registration subject to prior arrangement for subject matter and supervision by staff. Also, students may petition for elective credit for participation (with additional assignments) in an undergraduate subject, with permission of instructor. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Comparative-Media-Studies/CMS-998Spring-2007/CourseHome/index.htm Robison, Alice 2007-10-30T01:16:50-04:00 CMS.998 CMS.600 en-US Comparative Media Studies Mass Communication/Media Studies literacy production media interpretation media use media production social turn western literacy comparative media web 2.0 literacy new media MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm Supplementary work on individual or group basis. Registration subject to prior arrangement for subject matter and supervision by staff. Also, students may petition for elective credit for participation (with additional assignments) in an undergraduate subject, with permission of instructor. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Comparative-Media-Studies/CMS-998Spring-2007/CourseHome/index.htm Robison, Alice 2007-10-30T01:16:50-04:00 CMS.998 CMS.600 en-US Comparative Media Studies Mass Communication/Media Studies literacy production media interpretation media use media production social turn western literacy comparative media web 2.0 literacy new media MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm Seminar designed to provide close case study examinations of specific media or media configurations and the larger social, cultural, economic, political, or technological contexts within which they operate. Subject organized around recurring themes in media history, specific genres or movements, specific media, or specific historical moments. Instruction and practice in written and oral communication. Topic: Comics, Cartoons, and Graphic Storytelling. Meets with CMS.871, but assignments differ. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-715Spring-2007/CourseHome/index.htm Green, Joshua 2007-10-11T01:34:03-04:00 21L.715 CMS.871 en-US Comparative Media Studies Mass Communication/Media Studies response local reception American culture diasporic media transparency genre subtitling adaptation trade flows universal texts cultural translation economics production industires media imperialism cultural imports domestic content regulation strategies identity formation international circulation of light entertainment creativity of translation format trading international cultural exchange national cultures of production and reception globalization world markets television Literature MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm