ENGL 373

Spring 2023 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 17-May 3

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 2023
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	46555	Lecture-Discussion	S	12:30PM -2:20PM	TR	Gregory Hall	Basu, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/23-05/03/23 Section Info: SP23 ENGL 373 - Anustup Basu - TOPIC: Science Fiction Cinema: This is not a survey course tracing the evolution of science-fiction cinema across decades, even though we will look at a sampling of sci-fi films beginning from the silent era. The objective will instead be to look at key films from different moments in history, connecting them to immediate historical environments (fascism, Cold War, McCarthyism, Space and Nuclear Races, Vietnam, globalization and corporatism, artificial intelligence, robotics, genetic engineering etc.), to cultish imaginations (aliens, UFOs etc.), and apocalyptic fears (nuclear holocaust, environmental catastrophe). We will explore how humans have always met technological innovations and rapid social transformations with elation and hope, as well as fear and anxiety. The course will feature artistic and cerebral cinema from across the world like Jean-Luc Godard’s Alphaville (1965) and Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker (1979) as well as Hollywood blockbusters like Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Spielberg, 1977), Total Recall (Verhoeven, 1990), and Inception (Nolan, 2010). Students will be expected to read critical essays, make group presentations, and write short responses to films, and two papers.