Week 2: Portfolio Assignment: Television Show Analysis.
Write an analysis of an American television show of your choice, which discusses how the show reflects the morals and values of American culture.
To successfully complete this analysis, you will need to:
•Ã‚·Select a television show from the era of your choice (1950- - present), and discuss its cultural impact.
•Ã‚·Analyze the meaning behind a clip, which you must include the url to, and discuss how this show/ clip represents an element of popular culture, philosophy, and American society.
•Ã‚·Give some background into the program you have chosen.
•Ã‚·Then, discuss some of the social and political issues present in American and, if relevant, international culture that were going on at the time of the show- initial broadcast.
Your thesis for the essay must attempt to answer this question:
•Ã‚·How does philosophical thought relate to the historical, and cultural nature of the show you have chosen? What philosophical viewpoints might apply to this analysis?
Your response should contain a minimum of 500 words. All submissions should be formatted in a 12 point Times New Roman font only. Your answer should contain paraphrased information from at least one scholarly resource other than your text book and all citations and references should be properly cited in APA format (6th edition).