This course provides a historical survey of film and television censorship from the origins of motion pictures to the early twenty-first century. The first half of the course places emphasis on specific censorship cases in the United States. We study the foundations of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, the Production Code Administration, the studio ratings system, and approaches to content regulation that have occurred since the ratings system was adopted in 1968. In the second half, we take on case studies from around the world, examining films and controversies related to politics, religion, and sex.

Prerequisites: Film Studies 46 or upper-division standing; consent of department.

4

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
T B A
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Lecture

BUCHN1930
T R
14:00 PM - 16:50 PM
85 / 100
FAMST 165MG
0 / 50 Closed
Film and Social Reality
Ross Melnick 4.9
M
14:00 PM - 16:50 PM
FAMST 165MG
50 / 50 Full
Film and Social Reality
Ross Melnick 4.9
M
14:00 PM - 16:50 PM
FAMST 166TS
22 / 50 Enrolled
Special Topics in Cultural Studies: Media, Technology and Society
Lisa Parks 4.6
M W
14:00 PM - 15:15 PM
27.6% A
FAMST 166TS
0 / 50 Enrolled
Special Topics in Cultural Studies: Media, Technology and Society
Lisa Parks 4.6
M W
14:00 PM - 15:15 PM
27.6% A
FAMST 184
30 / 30 Full
Film Music
Hajda J M
T R
09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
61.1% A
FAMST 187FM
18 / 18 Full
The Future of Media
Jennifer Holt 4.1
M W
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
84.4% A