COML299 - Cinema and Media

Status
O
Activity
REC
Section number integer
405
Title (text only)
Cinema and Media
Term
2019A
Subject area
COML
Section number only
405
Section ID
COML299405
Course number integer
299
Registration notes
Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
Meeting times
R 02:00 PM-03:00 PM
Meeting location
BENN 138
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Helen Rachel Stuhr-Rommereim
Description
This course will provide an introduction to some of the most important film theory debates, and allow us to explore how writers and filmmakers from different countries and historical periods have attempted to make sense of the changing phenomenon known as "cinema," to think cinematically. Topics under consideration may include: spectatorship, authorship, the apparatus, sound, editing, realism, race, gender and sexuality, stardom, the culture industry, the nation and decolonization, what counts as film theory and what counts as cinema, and the challenges of considering film theory in a global context, including the challenge of working across languages. There will be a weekly film screening for this course. No knowledge of film theory is presumed. Course requirements: attendance at lecture and participation in lecture and section discussions; canvas postings; 1 in-class mid-term; 1 final project.
Course number only
299
Cross listings
CIMS305405, GSWS295405, ARTH295405, ENGL305405
Use local description
No