Black Cinema in the U.S.
FILM 396
Fall 2024
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AFAM 395 |
What is Black Cinema? Is it, as Tommy Lott has claimed, a critical intervention that resists the "Hollywood master narrative"? Or, as Michael Gillespie claims, does it enact and perform the visual possibilities beyond any commitment to a "Black lifeworld"? This class does not attempt to answer these questions. Instead, it turns the lens of these questions onto the stakes, creativity, and possibilities of what we will encounter as Black Cinema. This class explores Black Cinema in the United States, examining the works of Oscar Micheaux, Spencer Williams, Melvin Van Peebles, Kathleen Collins, Boots Riley, Terrance Nance, and more. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA FILM |
| Course Format: Lecture | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: FILM304 OR FILM307 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AFAM-MN)(AFAM)(FILM-MN)(FILM) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
[Corrections and Updates]
Michael Gillespie, Film Blackness
Paula Massood, Black City Cinema
Various (Jacqueline Stewart, Tommy Lott, Frank Wilderson and more)
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Examinations and Assignments:
2 shorts papers and a final paper.
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
NA
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| Instructor(s): Ball,Kevin Dwight Times: ..T.R.. 08:50AM-12:10PM; Location: CFS190; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 20 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: 13 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 4 | SO: 6 | FR: X |
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