Week 18: Game of Thrones

Week 18: Game of Thrones 
Mo 12.19 (FINAL EXAM PERIOD)
Meet from 8:30 – 9:30 AM at Flames (across from MLK Library)
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (FINAL DRAFT)

Week 17: Downton Abbey

Week 17: Downton Abbey
Fr 12.16 (FINALS WEEK 1—NO CLASS)

Upcoming:

Week 18: Game of Thrones 
Mo 12.19 (FINAL EXAM PERIOD)
Meet from 8:30 – 9:30 AM at Flames (across from MLK Library)
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (FINAL DRAFT)

TV News 12.9.16

• Madonna carpool karaokes with James Corden on The Late Late Show (Rolling Stone) 
• Iconic '90s television show, Baywatch, coming to the big screen (Dark Horizons)
• Fox Sports to air MLS Cup in VR (Soccer America Daily)
• Dad says HBO went after his 13-year-old autistic daughter's art over the phrase "Winter is coming" (CNET)
• Does The Walking Dead's season seven need a course adjustment? (Vanity Fair)
• Donald Trump to remain as executive producer for Celebrity Apprentice (Entertainment Weekly)

Week 16: Felicity

Week 16: Felicity 
Fr 12.9 (FINAL CLASS MEETING)
Class: Writer’s workshop; Presentations
Due: REFLECTION 8; RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PG. 6; BRING 1 COPY)

Upcoming:

Week 17: Downton Abbey
Fr 12.16 (FINALS WEEK 1—NO CLASS)

Week 18: Game of Thrones 
Mo 12.19 (FINAL EXAM PERIOD)
Meet from 8:30 – 9:30 AM at Flames (across from MLK Library)
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (FINAL DRAFT)

TV News 12.2.16

• Study: More British 18-34 year olds are watching Planet Earth 2 than The X Factor (Daily Mail)
• Netflix announces offline streaming of movies and TV for IOS and Android devices (International Business Times)
• Is Disney considering buying Netflix in 2017?
• With the collapse of Pivot, Please Like Me has no viewing outlet in America (Herald Sun)
• Trailer: HBO's Big Little Lies (Dark Horizons)
• New MTV head determined to lure back Millennials (Hollywood Reporter)

Week 15: Modern Family

Week 15: Modern Family 
Fr 12.2
Class: Writer’s workshop
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PG. 3; BRING 2 COPIES)

Note: English Department Assessment due via email by 3 PM on Fr 12.2

Upcoming:

Week 16: Felicity 
Fr 12.9 (FINAL CLASS MEETING)
Class: Writer’s workshop; Presentations
Due: REFLECTION 8; RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PG. 6; BRING 1 COPY)

Week 17: Downton Abbey
Fr 12.16 (FINALS WEEK 1—NO CLASS)

Week 18: Game of Thrones 
Mo 12.19 (FINAL EXAM PERIOD)
Meet from 7:15 – 9:30 AM
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (FINAL DRAFT)

Week 14: Mad Men

Week 14: Mad Men
Fr 11.25 (NO CLASS—THANKSGIVING)

Upcoming;

Week 15: Modern Family 
Fr 12.2
Class: Writer’s workshop
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PG. 3; BRING 2 COPIES)

Note: English Department Assessment due via email by 3 PM on Fr 12.2

Week 16: Felicity 
Fr 12.9 (FINAL CLASS MEETING)
Class: Writer’s workshop; Presentations
Due: REFLECTION 8; RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PG. 6; BRING 1 COPY)

Week 17: Downton Abbey
Fr 12.16 (FINALS WEEK 1—NO CLASS)

Week 18: Game of Thrones 
Mo 12.19 (FINAL EXAM PERIOD)
Meet from 7:15 – 9:30 AM
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (FINAL DRAFT)
 

TV News 11.17.16

• Marvel's Inhumans coming to ABC (Wired)
• That awkward moment when you accidentally draw a penis on live TV (Daily Mail)
• Are your favorite cooking shows teaching you unsafe food practices? (Vice)
• Top Gear's ex-crew returns in Amazon's Grand Tour (USA Today)
• Scripps Networks, owner of Food Network, DIY, HGTV, and others, to pull shows from Netflix after 2016 (Fox Business)
• "Preliminary" Game of Thrones prequel discussions underway at HBO (Newsday)

Week 13: Glee

Week 13: Glee 
Fr 11.18
Class: Writer’s workshop; Presentations
Due: RESEARCH PAPER THESIS AND OUTLINE (BRING 2 COPIES)

Upcoming:

Week 14: Mad Men
Fr 11.26 (NO CLASS—THANKSGIVING)

Week 15: Modern Family 
Fr 12.2
Class: Writer’s workshop; English Department Assessment
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PG. 3; BRING 2 COPIES): REFLECTION 7

Week 16: Felicity 
Fr 12.9 (FINAL CLASS MEETING)
Class: Writer’s workshop; Presentations
Due: REFLECTION 8; RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PG. 6; BRING 1 COPY)

Week 17: Downton Abbey
Fr 12.16 (FINALS WEEK 1—NO CLASS)

Week 18: Game of Thrones 
Mo 12.19 (FINAL EXAM PERIOD)
Meet from 7:15 – 9:30 AM
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (FINAL DRAFT)

Week 12: I Love Lucy

Week 12: I Love Lucy 
Fr 11.11 (NO CLASS—VETERANS DAY)

Upcoming:

Week 13: Glee 
Fr 11.18
Class: Writer’s workshop; Presentations
Due: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT; RESEARCH PAPER THESIS AND OUTLINE (BRING 2 COPIES)

Week 14: Mad Men
Fr 11.26 (NO CLASS—THANKSGIVING)

Week 15: Modern Family 
Fr 12.2
Class: Writer’s workshop; English Department Assessment
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PG. 3; BRING 2 COPIES): REFLECTION 7

Week 16: Felicity 
Fr 12.9 (FINAL CLASS MEETING)
Class: Writer’s workshop; Presentations
Due: REFLECTION 8; RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PG. 6; BRING 1 COPY)

Week 17: Downton Abbey
Fr 12.16 (FINALS WEEK 1—NO CLASS)

Week 18: Game of Thrones 
Mo 12.19 (FINAL EXAM PERIOD)
Meet from 7:15 – 9:30 AM
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (FINAL DRAFT)

TV News 11.3.16

• Eleven coming back for season 2 of Stranger Things (Dark Horizons)
• 21st Century Fox and Disney sign affiliate agreements with Hulu (Yahoo! News)
• Who are TV's richest and poorest viewers? (TheWrap)
• Study: Record season for gay characters on TV (USA Today)
• Are the NFL's ratings dropping because it's not any fun anymore? Richard Sherman says so (USA Today)
• The CW teases its four DC superhero show crossover (Entertianment Weekly)

Reflection 6: Hey, That's Me!—Seeing Yourself on TV

To an adolescent Whoopi Goldberg, the sight of an independent black woman on the bridge of the USS Enterprise was life-altering. Star Trek offered the future-superstar not only an opportunity to see her likeness on television, but a glimpse at a hopeful and prosperous future for her wary people. Meanwhile, Korean-Canadian, and Grey's Anatomy cast member, Sandra Oh laments that she never had the same opportunity as Goldberg: "I grew up never seeing myself on-screen, and it's really important to me to give people who look like me a chance to see themselves. I want to see myself as the hero of any story. I want to see myself save the world from the bomb." What is the significance and impact of seeing people like you on television? Have you ever seen you and your life reflected on-screen? If so, were you represented accurately? If you've never seen yourself represented on television, why do you believe that is? What would it take for television to accurately represent who you are?

Include at least two of the following in your discussion:

• "Why ‘Diverse TV’ Matters: It’s Better TV. Discuss." (New York Times)
• "Able-Bodied Actors Play 95% of Disabled Characters in Top 10 TV Shows, Says New Study" (Variety) 
• "From 'Good Times' To 'Honey Boo Boo': Who is Poor On TV?" (NPR)
• "Obama: Muslims on TV Deserve to be Portrayed as More than Just Terrorists" (Huffington Post)
• "The First Time I Saw Myself on TV" (Hulu)
• "It's 2016 and Latino Representation on TV is Finally Starting to Reflect Reality" (Mic)

Required:

• Must be in MLA Style
• Must be two full pages in length
• Must have a works cited page

Due: Fri 11.4

Week 11: Black-ish

Week 11: Black-ish 
Fr 11.4
Class: Reading discussion; Presentations
Due: REFLECTION 6

Upcoming:

Week 12: I Love Lucy 
Fr 11.11 (NO CLASS—VETERANS DAY)

Week 13: Glee 
Fr 11.18
Class: Writer’s workshop; Presentations
Due: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT; RESEARCH PAPER THESIS AND OUTLINE (BRING 2 COPIES)

Week 14: Mad Men
Fr 11.26 (NO CLASS—THANKSGIVING)

Week 15: Modern Family 
Fr 12.2
Class: Writer’s workshop; English Department Assessment
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PG. 3; BRING 2 COPIES): REFLECTION 7

Week 16: Felicity 
Fr 12.9 (FINAL CLASS MEETING)
Class: Writer’s workshop; Presentations
Due: REFLECTION 8; RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PG. 6; BRING 1 COPY)

Week 17: Downton Abbey
Fr 12.16 (FINALS WEEK 1—NO CLASS)

Week 18: Game of Thrones 
Mo 12.19 (FINAL EXAM PERIOD)
Meet from 7:15 – 9:30 AM
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (FINAL DRAFT)

TV News 11.27.16

• The first trailer arrives for Netflix's Gilmore Girls reboot: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (YouTube)
• Why Charlie and Lola's Halloween special is no Great Pumpkin (Slate)
• Donald Trumps hints that he'll sue over leaked Access Hollywood tape (TheWrap)
• Did this week's Walking Dead finally go too far? (DigitalSpy)
• NBC considering a revival of Will & Grace (Variety)
• Apple's new TV app to debut without Netflix or Amazon (Wired)

Reflection 5: In It to Win It—Winning on a Reality TV Competition

Could you win a reality TV competition? If so, which one? Are you the Voice? Or maybe you're America's Next Top Model? Are you best suited for an in-studio competition, such as Chopped, or are you willing to get physical on a show like The Amazing Race? What would you be willing to do, and what would be off-limits? Finally, what is the appeal of these shows? The money? The competition? The fame? What motivates people to risk potential humiliation on national television?

Include at least two of the following in your discussion:

• "Who Wants to Be a Cognitive Neuroscientist Millionaire?" (Seed)
• "Reality TV: How to Succeed on Every Competition Show" (Television Without Pity)
• "13 Reality TV Show Secrets the Producers Won't Tell You" (Reader's Digest)
• "Reality TV Contestants Reveal Show Secrets" (AOL)
• "Reality TV Shows Where Winning Gets You Nothing" (NickiSwift) 
• "Does Winning a Reality Competition Really Help Your Career?" (HowStuffWorksMoney)

Required:

• MLA Style
• 1.5 pages in length
• Works cited page 

Due: Fri 10.28

Week 10: American Horror Story

Week 10: American Horror Story 
Fr 10.28
Class: EDITORIAL; Reading discussion; Presentations
Due: REFLECTION 5

Upcoming:

Week 11: Black-ish
Fr 11.4
Class: Reading discussion; Presentations
Due: REFLECTION 6; RESEARCH PAPER THESIS AND OUTLINE (BRING 2 COPIES)

TV News 10.21.16

• American Horror Story: Roanoke flips its narrative mid-season; goes from recreation reality show to a deadly Real World-type program (Yahoo! TV)
• The Emmys respond to Donald Trump's continued claim that the awards show is rigged (Us)
• Netflix among websites targeted in massive cyber attack (Pitchfork)
• Inside MTV's push to bring music back into the fold (TheWrap)
• Fox's Rocky Horror Picture Show ratings down from last year's Grease (Entertainment Weekly)
• Real World: San Francisco couple celebrate 15 years of marriage (Entertainment Weekly)

Week 9: Saturday Night Live

Week 9: Saturday Night Live 
Fr 10.21
 Read: STREET—Ch. 13-18 
Class: Reading discussion; Presentations 

Upcoming: 

Week 10: American Horror Story 
Fr 10.28
Class: EDITORIAL; Reading discussion; Presentations

Due: REFLECTION 5

 

TV News 10.14.16

• HBO resurrects a remastered Fraggle Rock (Time)
• Can viewing data offer us insight into the 2016 election? (ScienceBlog)
• Pandora's new logo harks back to '80s-era MTV (Wired)
• As Trump tanks, cable news soars (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Supergirl raises The CW's Monday ratings (The Colombian)
• Report: Netflix to offer offline option by year's end (TheNextWeb)

Week 8: The Oprah Winfrey Show

Week 8: The Oprah Winfrey Show

Fr 10.14

Read: STREET—Ch. 9-12

Class: Reading discussion; Presentations; Watch—Sesame Street (S46E1)

Due: INFOGRAPHIC (Final draft; Email by 6 PM); REFLECTION 4

Upcoming:

Week 9: Saturday Night Live 
Fr 10.21

Read: STREET—Ch. 13-18

Class: EDITORIAL; Reading discussion; Presentations

TV News 10.7.16

• SNL spoofs the first 2016 presidential debate (New York Post)
• How does Luke Cage viewership stand up against other Netflix shows? (Business Insider)
• Star Trek alums line up against Trump in "Trek Against Trump" group (Entertainment Weekly)
• Amazon releases the first trailer for its The Grand Tour starring ex-Top Gear hosts (USA Today)
• Panasonic debuts its invisible TV with a fully transparent display (BRG)
• MTV launches new international versions of its most popular shows (Hollywood Reporter)

Reflection 4: Did You Just See That?—When History Happens on TV

Sometimes, history plays itself out in real time and we are afforded a front row seat. Whether what we see inspires or terrifies us, historical events on television often captivate Americans. In fact, we often bond as a nation over these moments. For this reflection, watch excerpts from two of the following historical events. As you watch, consider why these events were significant for Americans, even if it did not pertain to us directly? And which historical events have you see played out on television?

Write about two of the following events:

• The Launch of Sputnik 1 (1957)
• The Assassination of President Kennedy (1963)
• The Assassination of Dr. King (1968)
• The Apollo 11 Moon Landing (1968)
• The Apollo 13 Splashdown (1970)
• The Resignation of President Nixon (1974)
• The "Miracle on Ice" (1980)
• The Attempted Assassination of President Reagan (1981)
• The Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana (1981)
• The Live-Aid Concerts in Philadelphia and London (1985)
• The Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion (1986)
• The Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)
• The OJ Simpson Murder Trial (1994 - 1995)
• The Funeral of Princess Diana (1997)
• The Attacks of September 11th (2001)
• The Inauguration of President Obama (2009)
• The Memorial of Michael Jackson (2009)
• The Japanese Earthquake and Tsunamis (2011)
• The Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton (2011)
• Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
• Pope Francis Elected Leader of the Roman Catholic Church (2013)
• The Philea robot successfully lands on a comet (2014)

Required:

• MLA Style
• 1.5 pages in length
• Works cited page 

Due: Fri 10.14

Week 7: The Simpsons

Week 7: The Simpsons 

Fr 10.7

Read: STREET—Ch. 1-8; eR—“There Goes the Neighborhood: The Story Behind the New Sesame Street and its Journey to HBO” (ThinkProgress), “Sesame Street Debuts New Look in Move to HBO” (New York Post), “Opinion: New Money Has Ruined Sesame Street” (Guardian), “Sesame Street Goes to HBO, Raising Question of Moral Obligation in Business” (Forbes), "Sesame Workshop CEO Outlines Vision To Ensure Sesame Street's Survival" (NPR)

Class: Reading discussion; Presentations; “Lecture—“Sesame Street’s Greatest Hits”

Due: INFOGRAPHIC (Draft 1; Bring 2 copies or have in electronic form); REFLECTION 3

Upcoming:

Week 8: The Oprah Winfrey Show

Fr 10.14

Read: STREET—Ch. 9-12

Class: Reading discussion; Presentations; Watch—Sesame Street (S46E1)

Due: INFOGRAPHIC (Final draft; Email by 6 PM); REFLECTION 4

 

TV News 9.29.16

• First 2016 presidential debate smashes viewership records (CNN)
• Is Trump's presidential run really about launching Trump TV? ( Huffington Post)
• The cast of Will & Grace reunite after ten years for a pro-Hillary clip (Mediaite)
• Lady Gaga to headline 2017 Super Bowl halftime show (TV Guide)
• Tyler Hoechlin's Superman debuts in Supergirl's season two trailer (Blastr)
• NBC pulls the plug on a planned Brangelina breakup special (PageSix)

Week 6: Star Trek

Week 6: Star Trek 

Fr 9.30 

Read: eR—“The 100 Best Infographics” (Creative Bloq), “10 Tips for Designing Better Infographics” (DotDash), “12 Warning Signs that Your Infographic Sucks” (Visme) Class: Reading discussion; Presentations; Writer’s workshop 

Due: INFOGRAPHIC (Draft 1; Bring 2 copies or have in electronic form); REFLECTION 3 

Upcoming:

Week 7: The Simpsons

Fr 10.7

Read: STREET—Ch. 1-8; eR—“There Goes the Neighborhood: The Story Behind the New Sesame Street and its Journey to HBO” (ThinkProgress), “Sesame Street Debuts New Look in Move to HBO” (Christian Science Monitor), “Opinion: New Money Has Ruined Sesame Street” (Guardian), “Sesame Street Goes to HBO, Raising Question of Moral Obligation in Business” (Forbes)

Class: Reading discussion; Presentations; “Lecture—“Sesame Street’s Greatest Hits”

Due: INFOGRAPHIC (Final draft; Email by 2 PM)

 

Reflection 3: As Seen on TV—Product Placement on Television

You may not realize it, but that episode of Modern Family or Big Bang Theory or The Vampire Diaries you just watched may have contained subtly embedded ads for a variety of products. The practice is called "product placement," the intentionally seamless integration of commercial products into the narrative of a film or television program. Carrie Bradshaw's Jimmy Choo shoes, Dr. House's Macbook Pro, and Sue Sylvester's Adidas track suits are all examples of the subtle (or not so subtle) placements we've seen in recent years. In fact, the practice dates back to the beginning of television, when programs were openly sponsored by major companies (e.g. Texaco Star Theater, The Goodyeat Television Playhouse). Today, the practice is more covert, with many shows aiming to integrate products as organically as possible. As a result, you may not even be aware of the presence of these products. How do you feel about this? Should programmers be mandated to inform viewers of product placements or should a viewer be savvy enough to identify those instances on his or her own? Finally, are you more bothered by the most blatant or the most subtle of product placements?

Include at least two of the following in your discussion:

• "Here Are Some Of TV's Most Successful Product Placements" (Business Insider)
• "How Advertisers Burrowed Their Way Into Netflix" (Variety)
• "Ten Incredibly Shameless Product Placements in Well-Loved TV Shows" (WhatCulture)
• "The Modern Family Families Ride the Corporate Synergy Express Straight to Disneyland" (AV Club)
• "Product Placement Lessons from The Walking Dead" (Marketplace)
• "As TV Cuts Commercials, Product Placement is Worming its Way into Your Shows" (DigitalTrends)

Required:

• MLA Style
• 1.5 pages in length
• Works cited page

Due: Fr 9.30

Research Paper: Faith (and Faithlessness) in Contemporary Television

Often, much of what we know about a faith comes via the media. In fact, it is often a television series that gives us our first glimpse into a particular belief system. Those representations might vary from accurate and objective to stereotypical and biased, even offensive. Still, these depictions often help establish defining characteristics of a belief system. For your research paper, you will examine the representation of faith (or lack of faith) in an American television series from the last 25 years. The goals are to illustrate the ways in which a specific belief system is portrayed and to analyze that portrayal's impact on the general perception of those beliefs.

Requirements:

• Minimum 2,500 words (approximately 10 pages in length); include a word count at end
• MLA Style, including parenthetical citation
• Minimum of 6 outside sources—at least 3 from peer-reviewed academic texts—listed in a separate works cited page
• Illustrations are allowed, though they should be captioned
• Examine at least 4 relevant episodes of a major American television series (see list below), as well as 2 of a secondary series

Include in your research paper:

• A clear thesis, arguing how this particular faith (or lack of faith) is portrayed in a specific television program
• An analysis of:

• The program's representation of one belief system—via specific characters, plot lines, themes, etc. 
• The media's historical representation of this particular belief system
• A contrasting view of this belief system via a secondary source

• At least one secondary television program (no more than two episodes) to compare and contrasted with your primary source
• A conclusion that illustrates an understanding of this intersection of faith and media

The primary focus of your paper should be on one of the following television shows; your secondary source may also come from this list:

1. 30 Rock (NBC)
2. American Horror Story (FX)
3. The Americans (FX)
   
4. Battlestar Galactica (2004 remake; Syfy)
5. The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
6. Big Love (HBO)
7. Blue Bloods (CBS)
8. Bones (FOX) 
9. The Borgias (Showtime) 
10. Broad City (Comedy Central)
11. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The WB/UPN)
12. Caprica (Syfy)
    
13. Carnivale (HBO)
14. Charmed (The WB) 
15. Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
16. Dexter (Showtime)
17. Family Guy (FOX)
18. Game of Thrones (HBO)
19. Gilmore Girls (The WB)
20. Glee (FOX)
21. The Good Wife (CBS)
22. Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
23. House (FOX)
24. House of Cards (Netflix)
25. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX) 
26. Jane the Virgin (The CW)
27. Joan of Arcadia (CBS)
    
28. Justified (FX)
29. King of the Hill (FOX)
    
30. Lost (ABC)
31. Lucifer (FOX)
32. New Girl (FOX)
33. The O.C. (Fox) 
34. Orange is the New Black (Netflix)
35. Oz (HBO)
36. The Office (NBC)
37. The Path (Amazon)
38. Rome (HBO)
39. Seinfeld (NBC)
    
40. Seventh Heaven (The WB)
41. The Simpsons (FOX)
42. Seinfeld (NBC)
43. Sex and the City (HBO)
    
44. Six Feet Under (HBO)
45. The Sopranos (HBO)
46. South Park (Comedy Central)
47. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Syndicated) 
48. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Cartoon Network)
49. Supernatural (The CW)
50. Touched By an Angel (CBS)
    
51. True Blood (HBO) 
52. True Detective (HBO)
53. The Tudors (Showtime)
54. The Walking Dead (AMC)
55. The X-Files (FOX)

Schedule:

Week 11: Fr 11.4 - RESEARCH PAPER THESIS AND OUTLINE (BRING 2 COPIES)

Week 13: Fr 11.18 - RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PG. 3; BRING 2 COPIES)

Week 15: Fr 12.2 - REFLECTION 8; RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PG. 6; BRING 1 COPY)

Week 16: Fr 12.9 - RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PG. 9; BRING 1 COPY)

Week 18: Mo 12.19 – RESEARCH PAPER (FINAL DRAFT)

TV News 9.21.16

• The best and worst of the 2016 Emmys (New York Times)
• The National Italian American Foundation takes offense to Master of None's Alan Yang's impassioned speech about Asian representation (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Review: Luke Cage is another winner for Netflix and Marvel (Forbes)
• Daily Show's Trevor Noah to host the MTV Africa Music Awards (Billboard)
• ABC's Speechless does a rare thing: put a character with a disabilities at the center of a comedy (Atlantic)
• AT&T's Direct TV Now to challenge Netflix and HBO (PCMag)

 

Infographic: The Evolution of Gayness on TV

Though gay characters on TV are commonplace today, it has taken over 40 years reach this point. In fact, for decades gayness was invisible on television. But, over time, as American attitudes evolved, television's landscapes eventually became friendlier to homosexuals. Homosexuals on TV have developed from broadly-drawn caricatures to fully-realized three-dimensional characters. For this assignment, you will create an infographic highlighting the evolution of LGBT characters on TV. Additionally, in order to provide historical context for these characters, your timeline should be punctuated with real-life events in the gay rights movement (e.g. the Stonewall riots, the assassination of Harvey Milk, Prop 8).

Infographics are most easily utilized in PowerPoint (or a comparable program). Additionally, if you are experienced in it, you may also utilize Photoshop or Illustrator. This assignment must be delivered electronically.

Requirements:

• Six sources minimum
• The infographic's subheading must articulate your thesis
• Include a works cited page

A well-executed infographic will:

• Have a title that articulates the purpose of the assignment
• Contain a concise thesis as the subheading—important
• Highlight only those characters that best illustrate TV's evolving view of of gays
• Be designed in a way that enhances the subject matter
• Visually translate historical events and milestones in a clear and enlightening manner

Due:
Th 9.30 (Draft 1; Bring 2 copies)
Th 10.7 (Draft 2: Email by 5 PM)