2021-2022 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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ENGL 297H - Special Studies
Credits: 4
These courses are offered periodically based on the interests of our students and faculty.
Fall 2021: International Film History
This course is a survey of the history and key developments of film—as an institution and as an art form—from its beginnings to roughly the end of World War II in 1945. Along the way we will study some of the important directors and view films that are considered landmarks in the history of cinema. The course is international in scope; in addition to screening a number of American films, we will also examine films by Soviet, French, German, Spanish, and Italian directors. The course emphasis is on film history rather than narrative form, but students will be introduced to key elements of visual analysis. We will also consider how film history reflects larger history and how cinema and national culture intersect, including how race, gender, class and sexuality are both represented and regulated within film. Students will be expected to view full films as homework assignments.
General Education Area: Humanities
Prerequisite: Membership in Bascom Honors Program
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