COMM 3270 - Authors and Genres

Institution:

Tulane University of Louisiana

Subject:

Communication

Description:

Prof. Balides, Prof. Lopez, Prof. Ukadike, and Staff. Questions of authorship and of genre are two key paradigms of film criticism. This course examines the aesthetic and theoretical bases for notions of authorship and genre in the cinema including romantic theories of art, auteur criticism, structuralism and post-structuralism. It also considers the historical development of the oeuvre of individual directors as “authors” (e.g. Hitchcock) and of particular film genres both in Hollywood cinema (e.g. film noir) and in non-mainstream and non-U.S. cinema. Genres and directors studied will change. May be repeated up to two times on different topics with approval of the Film Studies Director.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tulane.edu

Phone Number:

(504) 865-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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