Theater, Film and Media

Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/c/MjE2ODkyMjU4MDZa?cjc=h4eszq6c All updates on this course will be published on Google Classroom This is a third-year course in the degree program in “Teatro, cinema, media”. The course will be held entirely in Italian, but some readings will be in English (and Erasmus students or students from foreign universities may also choose the original English edition of the textbook). IMPORTANT NOTICE for first-year students of the bachelor's degree program in “Scritture e produzioni dello spettacolo e dei media". The course “Cinema in the Platform Era” for the 2025/26 academic year will be replaced by the course “Film & Media Industry.” (For those who were enrolled in the three-year degree program "Teatro, cinema, media" in 2024/25 and have already taken the “Media Industry” exam, an alternative bibliography will be provided, to replace the textbook already used). Schedule of the course: Thursday, 16h-20h Aula Levi, ex-Vetrerie Sciarra Starting from October 2nd

- Paul McDonald, Janet Wasko, "Hollywood film industry. Produzione, economia e circolazione del cinema americano nell’era globale", Cue Press, Bologna, 2020. (Available also in the original edition in English) - handouts selected by the instructor and uploaded on Google Classroom throughout the semester

Oral exam, with possibility of preparing a short paper based on a group project

Lectures and group activities