ARTH 212A - Introduction to World Film History

Institution:

Sonoma State University

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Description:

Lecture, 2 hours; films, 2 hours. A chronological survey of historically representative and significant films tracing the evolution of the cinema as an art form. Includes: study of the primitive period; the emergence of the feature film in America, Europe, and Japan; the advent of sound; the great studio era; and alternative cinemas of the 1930s and 1940s. Satisfies GE, category C1 (History of the Fine Arts).

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sonoma.edu

Phone Number:

(707) 664-2880

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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