ENGL 273

Fall 2016 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 22-Dec 7

American Cinema Since 1950

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Credit: 3 hours.

Explores key issues in American cinema from 1950 to the present, structured around central problems of film studies (such as authorship, genre, narratology, film style, gender analysis, and the spectacle of violence), contextualizing them within moments of major transition in the American film industry. Viewing and discussion of a major film each week.

Same as MACS 273. Prerequisite: Completion of the Composition I requirement.

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ENGL 273 class schedule data for fall 2016
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	32198	Laboratory Lecture-Discussion	P P	3:00PM -5:20PM 11:00AM -12:15PM	W TR	English Building English Building	Curry, R Curry, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/16-12/07/16 Section Info: This course explores developments in Hollywood cinema from 1950 to the present, examining those from key film studies approaches such as authorship, genre, narrative conventions, film style, gender analysis. contextualized within moments of major transition in the American film industry, e.g., the phenomenon of “Hitchcock in American Culture,” “The New Hollywood,” and “Hollywood in a Global Context.” Requirements include lab viewing and discussion of a weekly feature film, two essays, and a final. Engl/MACS 273 counts as an elective for English and cinema studies majors and minors, but offers all students on campus interested in the subject the opportunity to engage in small classroom discussion led by regular faculty and to benefit from the course’s attention to improving student writing.