This course offers an introduction to the aesthetics of major global film and television styles and genres as well as their historical, industrial, and social development. Topics include: the historical standardization and evolution of popular genres in American film and television; the industrial function of nonfiction film and television as genres; the aesthetic traits and social context of major global film and television styles, which may include the Latin American telenovela, Italian Neo-Realism, French New Wave, Soviet Montage, and Korean serial melodrama. Additional lab fee applies.