ATS 1304 : CONTEMPORARY TELEVISION STUDIES ASSIGMENT 1 TUTOR: CYREN WONG TUTORIAL: WEDNESDAY 2PM ATS 1304 : CONTEMPORARY TELEVISION STUDIES ASSIGMENT 1 TUTOR: CYREN WONG TUTORIAL: WEDNESDAY 2PM Article 1 The cast of Sex& the City (S&C) represent a continuum of women’s viewers and dilemmas when it comes to sex‚ love and dating. The range of perspectives may be one of the reasons why S&C sparks so much interest‚ enthusiasm and criticism. (S&C) serves as a medium
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When television shows first came about‚ sex was a subject that was hardly ever brought. Shows did not even allude to the idea that their characters had sex. For example‚ shows would not say a woman was pregnant‚ or even allowed married couples to sleep in the same bed. Today‚ television shows rarely go one episode without showing some kind of sexual act. Sex plays a major role in television. Many people believe that sex sells and the more sex there is the higher the ratings. One television show
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The Genre of Talk “ Talk Shows will never be in trouble because of the subject matter. The more controversial‚ the bigger the shows get” ( Abt‚ Mustazza). In our public sphere today we see a disturbing trend arise with the popularity of lowbrow‚ emotional‚ and chaotic genre called “trash television.” For decades‚ television has been an important resource to help Americans stay informed and entertained as well. In addition to news programs‚ variety shows‚ comedy‚ drama‚ and sports; the genre of the
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The television show “Roots”‚ a miniseries airing in the late Seventies‚ provided gripping and emotional insight into the lives of a fictional family victimized by slavery. This controversial project attempted to depict some semblance of the horrific history of the American black community in a way that the primarily white population would willingly consume. Unfortunately‚ this depicted the African-American involuntary “immigration” experience as one that was terrible yet palatable‚ tying it up nicely
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She Just Kept Swimming We look for role models everyday in our lives‚ but what if one day you turned on your tv and found a new role model‚ right there on the screen. Everyday between 3 and 5 PM The Ellen Show airs all around the United States‚ and at all different times around the world. By talking to celebrities‚ prodigies‚ and playing games with her guests‚ she inspires people all over the world to strive for greatness and to be positive. However‚ the greatness defined within the prodigies‚ celebrities
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Sex and the City When television shows first came about‚ sex was a subject that was hardly ever brought up. Shows would not even make the viewer come to the idea that the shows characters had sex. Today‚ television shows rarely go one episode without showing some kind of sexual act. Sex plays a major role in television. Many people believe that sex sells and the more sex there is the higher the ratings along with more viewers. One television show that changed women around the country and the way
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Sex and the City: Sex and the Single Woman Sex and the City is a comedy series on HBO based on the lives of four single women in their 30’s‚ living in New York City‚ trying to succeed in life and love. The show captures all the trials and tribulations‚ in and out of bed‚ women go through while trying to find the perfect mate. Between the four ladies‚ they spend most of their time searching for the perfect pair of Jimmy Choo shoes‚ sipping Cosmopolitan’s at social events and engaging in meaningless
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many people all over the world spent most of their time watching television; but since its appearance‚ television has brought to man many advantage as well as disadvantage. Firstly for many of us the television is our first or only source of news and current events. These news shows keep people up to date on the outside world it is possible to know everything that happened in a day without even going outside. Second‚ television helps us enrich our spiritual live. Our knowledge is broadened in
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though now we live in a time where television shows are integrated‚ it was not always like this. Up until 1969 television sitcoms were segregated and shows with Black actors were non-existent. When shows came out and they included Black men and women‚ both genders were portrayed as stereotypes society had for them and unfortunately this still occurs today. The characters in past shows had the stereotypes of the Jezebel‚ Sapphire‚ Sambo and Uncle Tom and in today’s shows they still portray these stereotypes
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Welcome to WST 371: a 7 week online course. This course will examine how women and sexuality have been depicted in American popular culture from the 1950’s to current day. We will utilize themes and images from various formats‚ including movies‚ television‚ and popular books as well as analyzing different products and stores in considering what ideas and images about sexuality are being marketed and sold. We will consider questions such as: Have popular images of sexuality for women changed over time
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