FA 205 American Film Culture
This class will focus primarily on the film genre. Students will examine the recurrent themes in various genres such as the western, the musical and the gangster films. Students will discuss the sociological needs for prevalent features in generic formulas such as the resolution of conflict and the rites of order and integration. Each class period will consist of a historical features film, a class lecture, discussion, and periodic exams.
Prerequisite
C or higher in
SO 100
Notes
Course has been approved to be scheduled in the following modalities: Face-to-Face