MACS 496

Fall 2013 All Classes

All Classes

Advanced Media/Cinema Topics

Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Advanced study of cultural, social, historical, economic, and/or political issues in media and/or cinema; topics vary but may include national and transnational cinemas, directors, genres, historical movements, social and political movements, thematic studies, television, convergence culture, new media.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated in the same or separate terms to a maximum of 6 undergraduate hours or 8 graduate hours as topics vary. Prerequisite: One College of Media course or consent of instructor.

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MACS 496 class schedule data for fall 2013
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
57694	Lecture-Discussion	A3	1:00PM -3:50PM	R	Gregory Hall	Kaplan, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/13-12/11/13 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Woody Allen Section Info: This course looks at Woody Allen as a filmmaker as well as a cultural phenomenon. When you think of ?Jewish anxiety,? for example, do you think of Allen first? Allen?s films, mostly all comedies (but not only) cite many other influential filmmakers and literary texts. We will look at several key films including Annie Hall, Sleeper, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Manhattan, Hannah and her Sisters, and Zelig, and read some of Allen?s prose (most of which is hilarious) along with selections from the literary and cinematic works he cites. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
58320	Lecture-Discussion	A4	1:00PM -3:50PM	R	Gregory Hall	Kaplan, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/13-12/11/13 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Woody Allen Section Info: This course looks at Woody Allen as a filmmaker as well as a cultural phenomenon. When you think of ?Jewish anxiety,? for example, do you think of Allen first? Allen?s films, mostly all comedies (but not only) cite many other influential filmmakers and literary texts. We will look at several key films including Annie Hall, Sleeper, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Manhattan, Hannah and her Sisters, and Zelig, and read some of Allen?s prose (most of which is hilarious) along with selections from the literary and cinematic works he cites. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
61204	Lecture-Discussion	D3	3:00PM -5:50PM	TR	Davenport Hall	Turnock, J	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/21/13-12/11/13 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: American Cinema in the 1980's Section Info: This course will survey the trends and tendencies within the context of American cinema in the 1980s, as well as the industry from which they emerged. Rather than move chronologically through the decade, this course will approach the decade through an exploration of the significant movements within the industry and counter-movements that occurred in response. Starting with the collapse of the ?Film School Generation,? we will look at how significant artists from the previous decade attempted to stay relevant while studios and distribution companies consolidated their power with through the release of franchise properties and ?event? film. The class will also look at niche-specific independent filmmakers and the movements brought American independent cinema to a new position of prominence in the 1980s Restriction(s): Not intended for Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
61205	Lecture-Discussion	D4	3:00PM -5:50PM	TR	Davenport Hall	Turnock, J	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/21/13-12/11/13 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: American Cinema in the 1980's Section Info: This course will survey the trends and tendencies within the context of American cinema in the 1980s, as well as the industry from which they emerged. Rather than move chronologically through the decade, this course will approach the decade through an exploration of the significant movements within the industry and counter-movements that occurred in response. Starting with the collapse of the ?Film School Generation,? we will look at how significant artists from the previous decade attempted to stay relevant while studios and distribution companies consolidated their power with through the release of franchise properties and ?event? film. The class will also look at niche-specific independent filmmakers and the movements brought American independent cinema to a new position of prominence in the 1980s Restriction(s): Not intended for Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.