01:175:320
World Cinema I (3)
Developments
in French, Italian, British, Russian, and other national cinemas from 1896 to
World War II; also examines cross-influences between foreign and American
cinema.
Credit not given for both this course and 01:195:320 or 01:354:320.
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01:175:321
World Cinema II (3)
Major developments in global filmmaking from the 1950s to
the present, with an emphasis on specific national and transnational cultures
and their industrial and artistic practices.
Credit not given for both this course and 01:195:321 or 01:354:321.
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01:175:377
Topics in World Cinema (3)
Study of a particular region, time period, movement, or theme in world cinema.
Credit not given for both this course and 01:195:377. May be taken more than once, if content is different.
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01:175:425
Senior Seminar in Cinema Studies (3)
One or more topics selected for their relevance to the
interdisciplinary study of film. Emphasis on advanced problems and
issues together with methodology and theory. Extended research paper
required on a topic chosen in consultation with the instructor.
Prerequisite: Permission of program director.
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01:175:477
Advanced Topics in World Cinema (3)
Intensive study of a particular issue in world cinema, with special attention paid to
theoretical approaches. Specific
topic announced at preregistration time.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Credit
not given for both this course and 01:195:477. May be taken more than once, if content is different.
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01:354:201
Introduction to Film I (3)
Film study, with emphasis on basic concepts of film analysis (narrative, editing, mise-en-scène, sound) and the historical development of cinema as an institution.
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01:354:202
Introduction to Film II (3)
Film
study, with emphasis on commercial cinema as an institution (genres,
directors, stars) and on nonnarrative types of film (documentary,
experimental).
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01:354:210
Close Reading of Cinema (3)
Formal analyses of six or seven individual films;
emphasis on visual track, soundtrack, and scenario-narrative
construction.
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01:354:420
Seminar: Film Theory (3)
Major developments in film theory from the silent era to
the present; writings on film by Eisenstein, Kracauer, Bazin, Metz,
Barthes, and others; practice in different methods to analyze films.
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