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CS92PROD
Western Movies: Myth, Ideology, and Genre
FILM 307
Spring 2008
Section: 01  
Crosslisting: AMST 235, ENGL 239

Western movies form the oldest of American film genre. They have also been the most important modern vehicles for one of the oldest and most significant of American cultural myths - the myth of the frontier. The course surveys the development of the Western film genre and sets it in historical and cultural context. In addition to viewing 20 or more feature films, we will study some of the precinematic sources of Western themes and images (novels, paintings). There will also be readings in the history of movies, critical and cultural theory, and political history.

Essential Capabilities: None
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA FILM
Course Format: LectureGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Requirement for: None
Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available

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