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ENGL: English (UG)

202-W02
Film Noir and Literature
 
Blended
S. Scott
CGLCFilmCore 
02/02 - 05/22
10/8/0
Lecture
CRN 22274
4 Cr.
Size: 10
Enrolled: 8
Waitlisted: 0
02/02 - 05/22
M T W Th F Sa Su

9:35 am
10:40 am
MHC 211

 

9:35 am
10:40 am
MHC 211

       
+ asynchronous coursework

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 22274

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 211

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Film Studies Major Approved
     Film Studies Minor Approved
     Film Studies History&Analysis
     Writing Intensive

  Shannon Scott

This course explores the genre of noir in both film and literature beginning chronologically in post-World War II America, exploring McCarthyism and Hollywood blacklisting, as well as women's changing roles during and after the war. This background will provide a basis for the success of film noir with American audiences. Texts used early in the course are often those adapted into film (James M. Cain’s Double Indemnity and Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep). Emphasis in film is placed on the visual techniques used to create the aesthetic of film noir. As filmmakers fled Germany and Austria in the 1930s to work in Hollywood, techniques from German expressionist film helped to visually convey feelings of alienation, obsession, and instability fundamental to the genre (for example, Fritz Lang’s The Big Heat, Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity, and Otto Preminger’s Laura). The second half of the course will focus on the genre of noir in contemporary literature and film. Cinematic examples may include Devil in a Blue Dress, Memento, Mulholland Drive. Literary texts may include those written by Walter Mosley, Megan Abbott, and S. A. Cosby. Please note that ENGL 202 is non-repeatable; students wishing to take a second 200-level Texts in Conversation course will need to register for ENGL 201, 203, or 204. This is a cross-listed course, with 10 seats in this ENGL 202-W02 section and 10 seats in FILM 297-W01. Prerequisite: ENGL 106, 121, 190 or instructor permission.

4 Credits

FILM: Film Studies

200-01
Introduction to Film Studies
 
T 1:30 pm - 3:10 pm
S. Hoolihan
Core 
02/02 - 05/22
28/28/0
Lecture
CRN 21148
4 Cr.
Size: 28
Enrolled: 28
Waitlisted: 0
02/02 - 05/22
M T W Th F Sa Su
 

1:30 pm
3:10 pm
BEC LL19

         

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 21148

CoFlex:In Person&Online Async | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL19

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Sam Hoolihan

FILM 200 introduces students to film analysis, providing the basic tools to understand, appreciate, and analyze the technical and aesthetic dimensions of film and to understand how these elements come together to create meaning. The course will focus on specific filmmaking techniques, provide a brief overview of film history, and introduce students to the concepts of genre, ideology and style. In addition to attending class sessions, students will be required to dedicate approximately two hours per week to viewing films in lab or outside of class.

4 Credits

200-02
Introduction to Film Studies
 
T 3:25 pm - 5:00 pm
S. Hoolihan
Core 
02/02 - 05/22
28/15/0
Lecture
CRN 21149
4 Cr.
Size: 28
Enrolled: 15
Waitlisted: 0
02/02 - 05/22
M T W Th F Sa Su
 

3:25 pm
5:00 pm
BEC LL19

         

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 21149

CoFlex:In Person&Online Async | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL19

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Sam Hoolihan

FILM 200 introduces students to film analysis, providing the basic tools to understand, appreciate, and analyze the technical and aesthetic dimensions of film and to understand how these elements come together to create meaning. The course will focus on specific filmmaking techniques, provide a brief overview of film history, and introduce students to the concepts of genre, ideology and style. In addition to attending class sessions, students will be required to dedicate approximately two hours per week to viewing films in lab or outside of class.

4 Credits

200-03
Introduction to Film Studies
 
MW 1:35 pm - 3:10 pm
M. Treon
Core 
02/02 - 05/22
28/3/0
Lecture
CRN 21150
4 Cr.
Size: 28
Enrolled: 3
Waitlisted: 0
02/02 - 05/22
M T W Th F Sa Su

1:35 pm
3:10 pm
BEC LL07

 

1:35 pm
3:10 pm
BEC LL07

       

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 21150

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL07

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Matthew Treon

FILM 200 introduces students to film analysis, providing the basic tools to understand, appreciate, and analyze the technical and aesthetic dimensions of film and to understand how these elements come together to create meaning. The course will focus on specific filmmaking techniques, provide a brief overview of film history, and introduce students to the concepts of genre, ideology and style. In addition to attending class sessions, students will be required to dedicate approximately two hours per week to viewing films in lab or outside of class.

4 Credits

200-04
Introduction to Film Studies
 
TBD
O. Itkin
Core 
02/02 - 05/22
28/28/6
Lecture
CRN 21151
4 Cr.
Size: 28
Enrolled: 28
Waitlisted: 6
02/02 - 05/22
M T W Th F Sa Su
             
+ asynchronous coursework

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 21151

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Ora Itkin

FILM 200 introduces students to film analysis, providing the basic tools to understand, appreciate, and analyze the technical and aesthetic dimensions of film and to understand how these elements come together to create meaning. The course will focus on specific filmmaking techniques, provide a brief overview of film history, and introduce students to the concepts of genre, ideology and style. In addition to attending class sessions, students will be required to dedicate approximately two hours per week to viewing films in lab or outside of class.

4 Credits

200-L05
Introduction to Film Studies
 
Online
J. Snapko
Core 
02/02 - 05/22
25/25/6
Lecture
CRN 21153
4 Cr.
Size: 25
Enrolled: 25
Waitlisted: 6
02/02 - 05/22
M T W Th F Sa Su
             
+ asynchronous coursework

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 21153

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  James Snapko

FILM 200 introduces students to film analysis, providing the basic tools to understand, appreciate, and analyze the technical and aesthetic dimensions of film and to understand how these elements come together to create meaning. The course will focus on specific filmmaking techniques, provide a brief overview of film history, and introduce students to the concepts of genre, ideology and style. In addition to attending class sessions, students will be required to dedicate approximately two hours per week to viewing films in lab or outside of class.

4 Credits

200-06
Introduction to Film Studies
 
TR 1:30 pm - 3:10 pm
G. Winter
Core 
02/02 - 05/22
28/0/0
Lecture
CRN 21152
4 Cr.
Size: 28
Enrolled: 0
Waitlisted: 0
02/02 - 05/22
M T W Th F Sa Su
 

1:30 pm
3:10 pm
BEC 105

 

1:30 pm
3:10 pm
BEC 105

     

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 21152

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 105

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Gregory Winter

FILM 200 introduces students to film analysis, providing the basic tools to understand, appreciate, and analyze the technical and aesthetic dimensions of film and to understand how these elements come together to create meaning. The course will focus on specific filmmaking techniques, provide a brief overview of film history, and introduce students to the concepts of genre, ideology and style. In addition to attending class sessions, students will be required to dedicate approximately two hours per week to viewing films in lab or outside of class.

4 Credits

297-W01
Topics: Film Noir & Lit
 
Blended
S. Scott
CGLCFilmCore 
02/02 - 05/22
10/3/0
Lecture
CRN 22275
4 Cr.
Size: 10
Enrolled: 3
Waitlisted: 0
02/02 - 05/22
M T W Th F Sa Su

9:35 am
10:40 am
MHC 211

 

9:35 am
10:40 am
MHC 211

       
+ asynchronous coursework

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 22275

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 211

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Film Studies History&Analysis
     Writing Intensive

  Shannon Scott

This course explores the genre of noir in both film and literature beginning chronologically in post-World War II America, exploring McCarthyism and Hollywood blacklisting, as well as women's changing roles during and after the war. This background will provide a basis for the success of film noir with American audiences. Texts used early in the course are often those adapted into film (James M. Cain’s Double Indemnity and Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep). Emphasis in film is placed on the visual techniques used to create the aesthetic of film noir. As filmmakers fled Germany and Austria in the 1930s to work in Hollywood, techniques from German expressionist film helped to visually convey feelings of alienation, obsession, and instability fundamental to the genre (for example, Fritz Lang’s The Big Heat, Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity, and Otto Preminger’s Laura). The second half of the course will focus on the genre of noir in contemporary literature and film. Cinematic examples may include Devil in a Blue Dress, Memento, Mulholland Drive. Literary texts may include those written by Walter Mosley, Megan Abbott, and S. A. Cosby. NOTE: This is a cross-listed course, with 10 seats in this FILM 297 section and 10 seats in the ENGL 202-W02 section. Prerequisite: ENGL 106, 121, 190 or instructor permission.

4 Credits

297-L02
Topics: Global Animated Films
 
TR 9:55 am - 11:35 am
V. Solachau-Chamutouski
Core 
02/02 - 05/22
25/1/0
Lecture
CRN 21154
4 Cr.
Size: 25
Enrolled: 1
Waitlisted: 0
02/02 - 05/22
M T W Th F Sa Su
 

9:55 am
11:35 am
BEC LL03

 

9:55 am
11:35 am
BEC LL03

     

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 21154

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL03

Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Valentin Solachau-Chamutouski

The subject matter of these courses will vary from year to year, but will not duplicate existing courses. Descriptions of these courses are available in the Searchable Class Schedule on Murphy Online, View Searchable Class Schedule

4 Credits

297-03
Holocaust in Lit./Film/Culture
 
MW 3:25 pm - 5:00 pm
Y. Taets
FilmHGMNCore 
02/02 - 05/22
10/4/0
Lecture
CRN 22508
4 Cr.
Size: 10
Enrolled: 4
Waitlisted: 0
02/02 - 05/22
M T W Th F Sa Su

3:25 pm
5:00 pm
OEC 207

 

3:25 pm
5:00 pm
OEC 207

       

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 22508

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 207

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Global Perspective AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Film Studies Major Approved
     Film Studies Minor Approved
     Holocaust/Genocide Minor Appr

  Yana Taets

The subject matter of these courses will vary from year to year, but will not duplicate existing courses. Descriptions of these courses are available in Classfinder, View Searchable Class Schedule

4 Credits

298-L01
Topics: The Sound of SciFi
 
Online
T. Schultz
Core 
02/02 - 05/22
25/8/0
Lecture
CRN 22235
4 Cr.
Size: 25
Enrolled: 8
Waitlisted: 0
02/02 - 05/22
M T W Th F Sa Su
             
+ asynchronous coursework

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 22235

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Thomas Schultz

The subject matter of these courses will vary from year to year, but will not duplicate existing courses. Descriptions of these courses are available in Classfinder, View Searchable Class Schedule

4 Credits

298-02
Topics: The Business of Film
 
See Details
I. Bearce
 
02/02 - 05/22
28/2/0
Lecture
CRN 22472
4 Cr.
Size: 28
Enrolled: 2
Waitlisted: 0
02/02 - 05/22
M T W Th F Sa Su
 

6:30 pm
8:00 pm
BEC LL03

 

5:30 pm
7:00 pm
Online

     

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 22472

CoFlex:In Person&Online Sync | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL03

Online

  Ian Bearce

The subject matter of these courses will vary from year to year, but will not duplicate existing courses. Descriptions of these courses are available in Classfinder, View Searchable Class Schedule

4 Credits

300-L01
World Cinema
 
Online
O. Itkin
Core 
02/02 - 05/22
25/26/13
Lecture
CRN 21159
4 Cr.
Size: 25
Enrolled: 26
Waitlisted: 13
02/02 - 05/22
M T W Th F Sa Su
             
+ asynchronous coursework

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 21159

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Global Perspective AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Ora Itkin

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course fulfills the Human Diversity requirement of the core curriculum at UST by addressing issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status. It scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.

4 Credits

300-W02
World Cinema
 
Online
C. Kachian
Core 
02/02 - 05/22
20/20/25
Lecture
CRN 21164
4 Cr.
Size: 20
Enrolled: 20
Waitlisted: 25
02/02 - 05/22
M T W Th F Sa Su
             
+ asynchronous coursework

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 21164

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Global Perspective AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing Intensive

  Christopher Kachian

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course fulfills the Human Diversity requirement of the core curriculum at UST by addressing issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status. It scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.

4 Credits

300-D03
World Cinema
 
Online
J. Kroll
Core 
02/02 - 05/22
20/20/15
Lecture
CRN 21158
4 Cr.
Size: 20
Enrolled: 20
Waitlisted: 15
02/02 - 05/22
M T W Th F Sa Su
             
+ asynchronous coursework

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 21158

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Global Perspective AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing in the Discipline

  Juli Kroll

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course fulfills the Human Diversity requirement of the core curriculum at UST by addressing issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status. It scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.

4 Credits

300-D04
World Cinema
 
Online
J. Kroll
Core 
02/02 - 05/22
20/20/15
Lecture
CRN 21157
4 Cr.
Size: 20
Enrolled: 20
Waitlisted: 15
02/02 - 05/22
M T W Th F Sa Su
             
+ asynchronous coursework

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 21157

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Global Perspective AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing in the Discipline

  Juli Kroll

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course fulfills the Human Diversity requirement of the core curriculum at UST by addressing issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status. It scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.

4 Credits

300-L05
World Cinema
 
Online
T. Schultz
Core 
02/02 - 05/22
25/25/12
Lecture
CRN 21160
4 Cr.
Size: 25
Enrolled: 25
Waitlisted: 12
02/02 - 05/22
M T W Th F Sa Su
             
+ asynchronous coursework

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 21160

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Global Perspective AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Thomas Schultz

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course fulfills the Human Diversity requirement of the core curriculum at UST by addressing issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status. It scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.

4 Credits

300-L06
World Cinema
 
Online
T. Schultz
Core 
02/02 - 05/22
25/25/12
Lecture
CRN 21161
4 Cr.
Size: 25
Enrolled: 25
Waitlisted: 12
02/02 - 05/22
M T W Th F Sa Su
             
+ asynchronous coursework

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 21161

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Global Perspective AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Thomas Schultz

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course fulfills the Human Diversity requirement of the core curriculum at UST by addressing issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status. It scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.

4 Credits

300-L07
World Cinema
 
TR 1:30 pm - 3:10 pm
V. Solachau-Chamutouski
Core 
02/02 - 05/22
25/5/0
Lecture
CRN 21162
4 Cr.
Size: 25
Enrolled: 5
Waitlisted: 0
02/02 - 05/22
M T W Th F Sa Su
 

1:30 pm
3:10 pm
BEC LL07

 

1:30 pm
3:10 pm
BEC LL07

     

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 21162

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL07

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Global Perspective AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Valentin Solachau-Chamutouski

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course fulfills the Human Diversity requirement of the core curriculum at UST by addressing issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status. It scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.

4 Credits

300-L08
World Cinema
 
TR 9:55 am - 11:35 am
M. Treon
Core 
02/02 - 05/22
25/12/0
Lecture
CRN 21163
4 Cr.
Size: 25
Enrolled: 12
Waitlisted: 0
02/02 - 05/22
M T W Th F Sa Su
 

9:55 am
11:35 am
BEC LL07

 

9:55 am
11:35 am
BEC LL07

     

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 21163

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL07

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Global Perspective AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Matthew Treon

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course fulfills the Human Diversity requirement of the core curriculum at UST by addressing issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status. It scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.

4 Credits

310-L01
Filmmaking
 
MW 5:30 pm - 7:15 pm
J. Snapko
Core 
02/02 - 05/22
16/5/0
Lecture
CRN 21165
4 Cr.
Size: 16
Enrolled: 5
Waitlisted: 0
02/02 - 05/22
M T W Th F Sa Su

5:30 pm
7:15 pm
BEC LL03

 

5:30 pm
7:15 pm
BEC LL03

       

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 21165

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL03

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  James Snapko

This course is designed to introduce students to the filmmaking process, from script to screen. We will concentrate our attention on two main elements - understanding the technical concerns of narrative filmmaking (the apparatuses, learning camera functions and techniques, and using editing software), AND developing students' artistic voice through storytelling and film analysis. The course aims to strengthen students' ability to conceive and flesh out ideas that will lead to compelling, authentic, personally meaningful short films and give them the critical foundation of film study and production tools to execute their ideas. Students will begin to develop their own artistic vision and style through filmmaking. Pre-requisite: DIMA 240

4 Credits

335-L01
Film Theory and Criticism
 
MW 3:25 pm - 5:00 pm
J. Snapko
Core 
02/02 - 05/22
25/7/0
Lecture
CRN 21167
4 Cr.
Size: 25
Enrolled: 7
Waitlisted: 0
02/02 - 05/22
M T W Th F Sa Su

3:25 pm
5:00 pm
BEC LL03

 

3:25 pm
5:00 pm
BEC LL03

       

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 21167

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL03

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     [Core] Signature Work
     Writing to learn

  James Snapko

This course trains students in the use of a wide range of film theory and criticism as tools for interpreting film and media as texts, as narrative, as works of art, as historical artifacts, as political expression, as semiotic systems, as mediums of identity and social change, and more. Building on knowledge and skills learned in FILM 200 Introduction to Film, students will learn a range of compelling critical methods for the analysis of film and media, including many of the following: auteur theory; psychoanalysis; feminism, gender and masculinity studies; Marxism; cultural studies; queer theory; audience reception and star studies; postcolonialism; genre analysis; and race and ethnicity, among others. Film Theory and Criticism will help situate you as informed, critically engaged viewers of global film and media texts and practices. Each area of film criticism will be accompanied by a screening of a film or films that elucidate main points of the area of film theory that is the focus for that week. Through the combination of canonical theoretical approaches and more contemporary angles developed since the 1970s, this course will provide you with skills necessary to interpret films as collaborative art works, as technical artifacts, as sociocultural and ideological productions, and as products of a globalized media world. Prerequisite: Film 200 or instructor permission.

4 Credits


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