ENGL 373

Spring 2020 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 21-May 6

Special Topics in Film Studies

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Credit: 3 hours.

Extended investigation of major subjects and issues in cinema and other media; topics vary and typically include studies of author/directors, genres, historical movements, critical approaches, and themes.

Same as MACS 373. May be repeated with permission of English advising office to a maximum of 6 hours if topics vary. Prerequisite: One college-level course in film studies or literature.

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ENGL 373 class schedule data for spring 2020
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	54455	Lecture-Discussion Lecture-Discussion	M M	4:00PM -5:50PM 4:00PM -5:50PM	R T	307 Gregory Hall 321 Gregory Hall	Newcomb, J Newcomb, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Section Title: Haunted Cinema Section Info: ENGL/MACS 373 is an advanced undergraduate course in the history, theory, and analysis of cinema. In this section we will examine narrative films about haunting – featuring ghosts, vampires, demons, and other weird creatures – to explore the many ways in which cinema is itself a “haunted” cultural form with complex, fascinating, sometimes troubling psychic, emotional, religious, and political meanings. Our examination will range from some of the earliest cinematic haunting narratives to some very recent Hollywood films. We’ll consider these far-reaching questions, among others: –How can cinema, the defining art form of the 20th century, reveal to us what forces and fears haunt the modern world? In what ways is cinema a “haunted” form, and the viewer of films both haunter and haunted? –How can cinematic narratives of haunting provide us with powerful metaphors of hidden interconnection, even some degree of religious or spiritual experience, in the fragmented, skeptical environment of modernity? –How do these narratives allow us to explore anxieties and fantasies involving identity, gender, and sexuality that often seem inaccessible or taboo in our everyday lives? –How do the narrative conventions and visualizing powers specific to cinema inspire, limit, and change the ways we imagine and experience the paranormal? --Among the films to be screened and discussed are The Exorcist, The Sixth Sense, Carnival of Souls, The Ring, and Get Out. You can expect to write multiple analytical essays, participate in class discussion, and take a final exam.