Overview
The essay should be 1250-1750 words long with a minimum of 6 sources (at least four must be critical/academic sources in media and/or cultural studies). Use MLA in-text citation with Works Cited page (not included in word count) and 12 pt. Times New Roman (or comparable) with standard (1") margins. There should be a title page.
- Choose the TWO series and explain your choices. Remember, one must be before 1970 and the other must be after 1970.
- The show I chose before 1970 was I Love Lucy (1951), after 1970 is Two and a Half Men (2003)
- Examine them as TWO of the following : creative endeavors, cultural artifacts, industrial products and/ or tools for social and political instruction.
- Explain what critical lens you are going to use to examine them.
In terms of ONE of the following:
- Representations of class, gender, race, region, sexuality and sexual identity;