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Film Genre: Game of Thrones
108 - 001 | CCN: 28212
Instructor: Justin Vaccaro
Date and Time: TUWTH 2-430P, 142 DWINELLE
Game of Thrones is a worldwide phenomenon. Derived from a series of bestselling novels, it is one of the most popular shows on television, the most pirated show on the web, and a critical darling, courting both... More -
Documentary Film
128 | CCN: 28216
Instructor: Jennifer Blaylock
Date and Time: TUWTH 2-430P, 188 DWINELLE
The primary purpose of this course is to give an overview of the history and theory of documentary film. Yet recognizing that documentary is one of many non-fiction filmmaking practices, our course will seek to understand and... More -
History of Avant-Garde Film
129 | CCN: 28220
Instructor: Eileen Jones
Date and Time: TUWTH 1130-2P, 142 DWINELLE
This course is a survey of the rich history and aesthetics of the international film Avant-Garde from the 1920s to the present. The course explores the development of a range of experimental film forms and practices, situating... More -
Film and Media Cultures
20 | CCN: 28205
Instructor: Lisa Jacobson
Date and Time: MWF 2-430P, 142 DWINELLE
What can we learn about culture and society through the various media with which we interact on a daily basis? This course introduces students to theories and methods in the scholarly study of media, including print media... More -
The History of Film – Sound Era
25B | CCN: 28206
Instructor: Avy Valladares
Date and Time: MWF 11-130P, 142 DWINELLE
“Cinema gestated in Sight, and was born into Sound.” – Walter Murch, Foreword to Audio-Vision Why study the history of cinema, and how has contemporary cinema developed out of that history? Walter Benjamin claimed that “every image of the... More -
An Introduction to Film for Nonmajors
50 | CCN: 28210
Instructor: Emily West
Date and Time: TUWTH 9-1130A, 142 DWINELLE
This course offers casual movie-goers and seasoned cinephiles alike an occasion to (re)discover the pleasures of the film medium. Open to students from any department, with any level of experience watching films critically, this course provides an... More -
The Craft of Writing: Contemporary International Horror
R1B - 001 | CCN: 28202
Instructor: Katherine Guerra
Date and Time: TUWTH 9-1130A, 242 DWINELLE
Monstrosity has long functioned as a trope in horror narratives to question and investigate tacit assumptions about the human. Understanding the monstrous involves establishing the dominant or “norm” against which monstrosity is defined, framing the monstrous as... More