Introduction to tools and methods of visual and aural analysis and to historical and social methods, with examples primarily from the history of...
Introduction to tools and methods of visual and aural analysis and to historical and social methods, with examples primarily from cinema and other...
Introduction to analysis of film, television, advertising, and other, related forms of contemporary culture. Includes classical and contemporary...
A series of interactive presentations and lectures instructing students in research methods, argumentative writing, and the design of effective...
Introduction to historical research and analysis of narrative and other films.
Textual analysis of narrative and other films, including examination of formal, aesthetic, and narrative techniques and conventions, and their...
Introduction to cultural and social theory of film and other media as it relates to the tension between citizenship and consumerism. Examines roles,...
Course surveys a variety of popular media forms and genres (film, TV, radio, music, novels, magazines, advertising, news, Internet).
Introduction to basic film and video production techniques, including camera, lighting, sound recording, and editing. Assignments, on videotape,...
Intermediate study in an area of classical Hollywood cinema, through a selection of representative films. Examines industrial systems of production,...
This course studies the production and reception of film in the United States from the turn of the 20th century to the present day. It traces the...
Intermediate examination of generic convention, iconography, relations to modes of production and to audience, and historical dimensions, using as...
Intermediate examination of a national cinema or the cinemas of more than one nation.
Intermediate critical and historical study, through a selection of narrative films from one or more European nations. Examines cinema industries and...
Intermediate study of thematic and stylistic trends in recent European cinema, with reference to social and political changes. Offered only at the...
Intermediate study of some of the most significant films made in Europe from the early 20th century to today. Considers historical, technological, and...
A course in developing expertise in writing reviews of contemporary world cinema and media arts.
Approaches to dramatic storytelling for the screen. Students analyze examples from existing works and, through practical exercises, prepare a short,...
Intermediate study in the literature of film and digital media theory and criticism. Examines a selection of writing significant in the evolving...
Intermediate study in relations between moving-image media and other visual or performing arts.