Course Description

This Graduate Seminar offers a survey of key issues concerning global entertainment and media
industries (television, film, and digital media industries) from the perspectives of political economy
and cultural industry. The first part of the course provides an overview of the global media and
entertainment landscape across North America, Asia/Asia Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East. The
second part will zero in on the relationship between Hollywood and the Chinese film and media
industry as a case study to tease out a cluster of issues concerning the politics, economy, and culture
of transnational entertainment and media practices.  The course aims to introduce students to
foundational texts as well as the most updated research topics and approaches. Seminar participants
are encouraged to utilize the research tools learned in the class to explore their own research topics and
facilitate their own research projects.