FILM201
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Film History and Theory
Interdepartmental
College of Liberal Arts
Course Subject Code
FILM
Course Number
201
Status
Active
Course Attributes
BHUM: GenEd-Breadth/Humanities, CEA: ProgCLA-CEA and Au Pair, DVIT: GenEd-Diversity International, GLC: GenEd-Global Challenges, NFIL: Minor-Film, PPD: GenEd-Power/Privilege/Diff
Course Short Title
Film History and Theory
Course Long Title
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Course Description
Introduces the history of film form. Teaches how to historically situate one or two feature-length films through analysis. Exposes students to philosophical and theoretical perspectives that have emerged over the years and led to the consolidation of a vocabulary for film studies. Students will have an opportunity to learn the skills and language needed to develop a historically sensitive and theoretically nuanced interpretation of cinematic works. Engages with such questions as: How did film emerge as one of the most powerful means of communication and artistic expression in the modern era? To what extent have film directors, cinematic movements, and film industries shaped cultures of film production and reception globally? What is film's relationship to other media and its status in the contemporary, digital era?
Min
4
Repeatable
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Course Restrictions
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Equivalent Course(s)
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