CMST 21900 - American Cinema Since 1961

Institution:

University of Chicago

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PQ: Background in cinema studies or prior film course(s). The year 1960 is commonly understood as a watershed in U.S. film history, marking the end of the so-called "classical" Hollywood cinema. We discuss this assumption in terms of the break-up of the studio system; the erosion of the Production Code; the crisis of audience precipitated b y television ? mass spread; and the changing modes of film reception, production, and style under the impact of video, cable, and other electronic communication technologies. We also relate cinema to social and political issues of the post-1960s period and ask how films reflected upon and intervened in contested areas of public and private experience. With the help of the concept of "genre" (and the changed "genericity" of 1980s and 1990s films) and of the notion of "national cinema" (usually applied to film traditions other than the United States), we attempt a dialogue between industrial/stylistic and cultural-studies approaches to film history. M. Hansen.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.UCHICAGO.EDU

Phone Number:

(773) 702-1234

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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