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This graduate seminar offers a survey of key issues concerning global entertainment and media industries (television, film, and digital media industries) from the perspectives of political economy and cultural industry. The first part of the course provides an overview of the global media and entertainment landscape across North America, Asia/Asia Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East. The second part will zero in on the relationship between Hollywood and the Chinese film and media industry as a case study to tease out a cluster of issues concerning the politics, economy, and culture of transnational entertainment and media practices. The course aims to introduce students to foundational texts and the most updated research topics and approaches. Seminar participants are encouraged to utilize the research tools learned in the class to explore their own research topics and facilitate their own research projects.