Movie / Cinema studies at Mac?

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<p>Is this the dept for movie / cinema studies? What are media texts?
<a href="http://www.macalester.edu/academics/mcs/"&gt;http://www.macalester.edu/academics/mcs/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>"Media and Cultural Studies analyzes the poetics, politics and production of media texts, in alignment with the college’s commitment to internationalism, multiculturalism and community service, using theories and methods drawn from the humanities and the social sciences. "</p>

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<p>Hello Roderick, </p>

<p>This is not a traditional cinema studies program. Learn more about the Major and Minor at <a href=“About - Media and Cultural Studies - Macalester College”>http://www.macalester.edu/academics/mcs/about/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Media texts are commonly known as a media product or piece of communication. A faculty response to your question about media texts is, “the reason we talk about “media texts” is to emphasize that our department asks questions about meaning, and does not just study the particular form that the media take. In other words, we assume that the media have a role in shaping, creating, and transforming forms of meaning, and do not just circulate as commodities within it. The addition of the term texts is intended to emphasize this point.”</p>

<p>Please visit the Course Description section for more information on classes offered within the major at <a href=“Course Descriptions - Media and Cultural Studies - Macalester College”>http://www.macalester.edu/academics/mcs/courses/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;