COM 486 - Film Theory and Criticism

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Marist College

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Description:

Three Credits LA This course introduces students to the major early and contemporary film theories and theorists, and to the application of these theories to the study of particular films and directors. Topics covered may include: the language of film; cinema and reality; film acting, costume, and sound; film genre; film and the other arts; class, race, and ethnicity; feminism; psychoanalytic theory; queer theory; ecocriticism; and spectatorship. Required for Cinema Studies Minor. Offered in fall and spring. Prerequisites: COM 286, junior standing

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Marist.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 575-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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