Myth and Ideology in Cinema: Hollywood Sex, Race, Class, and Culture
FILM 315
Fall 2017 not offered
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The course is concerned with the ways in which a popular art form like the movies affects and is affected by the ideology of the culture in which it is produced. We will study the processes by which genres arise in movies, how they develop historically, how they register ideological change, and how they break up and recombine. The course will concentrate on Hollywood cinema and its complex engagement with cultural histories of class and identity. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA FILM |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: FILM304 AND FILM307 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (FILM-MN)(FILM) |
Major Readings:
Readings Provided by Professor, TBA
Example Readings include excerpts from Ed Guerrero, FRAMING BLACKNESS, Matt Bernstein CONTROLLING HOLLYWOOD, and others.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly reflection journal; three 6-8 page papers |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course is available to Film Majors and Film Minors. |
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