COMM 166 – Inside Hollywood

Course Description

Lecture, four hours. Identification of how motivation and creativity interact with business interest, research, and policies in producing entertainment for media market. Letter grading.

About Prof. Steven Peterson

Employing both positivistic and naturalistic methods, my research projects currently include network analysis of celebrity news sharing, roommate conflict resolution through SMS and social media, and humanistic inquiry into the motivations of film and television producers.