AS 4722 - Film: Ideas & Aesthetics

Institution:

SUNY College at Old Westbury

Subject:

American Studies

Description:

An examination of film through philosophical and aesthetic frameworks. The course treats film in relation to modern theories and aesthetic techniques and offers students the tools for developing an in-depth analysis of film form and content. Instructor may focus course upon the ideas and aesthetics of particular chronological eras, auteurs, film movements such as African American cinema or feminist filmmaking, or genres. Primary focus is to introduce students to the complexity of film analysis within the framework of close analytic readings of specific films. Offered ocassionaly. PreRequisites: EMS

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.oldwestbury.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 876-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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