The information following the course description gives the quarter offered (F-fall, W-winter, Sp-spring, S-summer).
501
Film Symposium (1)
Current issues of film studies. Presentations by students, faculty, and guest speakers. F,W, Sp.
521
International Film I (4)
Analysis of the relationship between film and culture, with emphasis on how cultural meanings influence film aesthetics and critical assessment of the medium. Examination of the work of such nations as Brazil , China , India , Sweden , and the United States . Weekly screenings. F.
522
International Film II (4)
Development of a nation's or cultural region's filmmaking, with emphasis on the films of self-defined identity groups such as Asian-or African-American and women's films. Weekly screenings. W.
523
International Film III (4)
Aesthetics and uses of film and related technologies in the study of Western and non-Western peoples, with emphasis on ethnographic and documentary filmmaking. Weekly screenings.
531
Film History I (4)
Study of the history of the motion picture. Emphasis on alternatives to the film canon and revisionist approaches to film history. Weekly screenings. F.
532
Film History II (4)
History of international silent and sound documentary film. Weekly screenings. W.
533
Film History III (4)
History of international silent and sound experimental film. Weekly screenings. Sp.
538
Studies in Documentary Film (4)
Development of naturalistic and polemic traditions, cinema verite, and personal documentary. Weekly screenings.
541
Film Analysis (4)
Overview for screenwriters and directors of dramatic and filmic structure in contemporary narrative film. A lecture/screening format is used to study dramatic