4/18- Complex Television Lecture and Reception
<p> A keynote address by: Dr. Jason Mittell<br /> <br /> Date/Time: <strong>APRIL 18TH, 2013 FROM 5:30-6:30</strong><br /> <br /> Location: BAL 1012<br /> Followed by a reception at the Baron and Ellin Gordon Galleries on Monarch Way<br /> <br /> Jason Mittell is Associate Professor of American Studies and Film & Media Culture at Middlebury College. He is the author of Genre and Television: From Cop Shows to Cartoons in American Culture and Television and American Culture. He is also co-editor of How to Watch TV. His research interests include television history and criticism, media and cultural history, genre theory, narratology, animation and children’s media, cultural historiography, and new media studies & technological convergence.<br /> In his address on April 18th, Dr. Mittell will discuss his new book project, Complex TV: The Poetics of Contemporary Television Storytelling, which analyzes the transformations in television's narrative techniques in recent years. He will also discuss the innovative publishing model he is exploring via serialized online pre-publication with MediaCommons Press, considering what these dual transformations mean for both television and scholarly communication.<br /> <br /> For more information, contact Danielle Roach at droach@odu.edu or Avi Santo at asanto@odu.edu.</p>
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Posted By: Stacey Parks
Date: Mon Apr 15 09:30:25 EDT 2013