Rochester Institute of Technology RIT Scholar Works Theses 8-18-2018 Perceptions of Non-Americans Towards American TV Series Thaarika Charumathy Seetharaman
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[email protected]. Running Head: PERCEPTIONS OF NON-AMERICANS TOWARDS AMERICAN TV 1 Rochester Institute of Technology School of Communication College of Liberal Arts Perceptions of Non-Americans Towards American TV Series by Thaarika Charumathy Seetharaman A Thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the Master of Science degree in Communication & Media Technologies Degree Awarded: August 18, 2018 PERCEPTIONS OF NON-AMERICANS TOWARDS AMERICAN TV 2 The members of the Committee approve the thesis of Thaarika Charumathy Seetharaman presented on April 13, 2018. ______________________________________________ Andrea Hickerson, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director School of Communication ______________________________________________ Grant Cos, Ph.D. Professor of Communication Director for Graduate Programs School of Communication ______________________________________________ Ammina Kothari, Ph.D. Assistant Professor School of Communication Thesis Advisor ______________________________________________ Babak Elahi, Ph.D. Professor School of Communication Thesis Advisor PERCEPTIONS OF NON-AMERICANS TOWARDS AMERICAN TV 3 Acknowledgments Since the Fall of 2016, RIT and Rochester has been my second home and hometown. It has been an exciting journey from the time I received the offer letter from RIT to join the School of Communication for my master’s.