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Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 43136
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: McNeely Hall 106
Old Core Requirements Met:
UG Core Literature/Writing
2020 Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
FYE Changemaking
FYE Cultural, Social Transf
Film Studies Major Approved
Film Studies Minor Approved
Film Studies History&Analysis
FYE Soci Just&Cultural Transf
FYE Social Justice
Writing Intensive
This course explores the genre of noir in both film and literature, looking back at detective fiction of the 1930s, German Expressionist film in pre-war Berlin, America during World War II, and blacklisting in Hollywood during the Cold War. Also investigated will be “neo-noir” films and literary texts, noting how the genre has transformed over time, as well as how stories and screenplays are adapted for the screen. We will read works by Raymond Chandler, Dorothy Hughes, Janet Fitch, Naomi Hirahara, Marcie Rendon and Walter Mosley. In addition, films will be screened by directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, John Huston, Billy Wilder, and Joel and Ethan Coen. The writing load for this course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal revised writing. This course satisfies both a WAC Writing Intensive requirement and an Integrations in the Humanities requirement. It also satisfies a History and Analysis requirement for the Film Studies major and minor. Please note that ENGL 203 is non-repeatable; students wishing to take a second 200-level Texts in Conversation course will need to register for ENGL 201, 202, or 204. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190.
4 Credits