Film Studies 311 -

Institution:

St Lawrence University

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Description:

This seminar offers a survey of film theory: its history, its important concepts and figures and its key theoretical movements. We begin with "classical" film theory, including auteur theory, realism,genre theory and political criticism. Much of the course, however, is given to contemporary film theory: semiotics, Marxism, psychoanalysis, feminism/masculinity studies, African-American film studies, postmodernism, postcolonial and global studies. To ground all this theory, we will view, discuss and write about an eclectic collection of films.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.stlawu.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 229-5011

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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