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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course designation describes a transfer course from another institution where an equivalency to a Ramapo College course has not been determined. Upon convener evaluation, this course ID may be changed to an equivalent of a Ramapo College course or may fulfill a requirement. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Contemporary Arts College Contemporary Arts Department
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This course designation is used to describe a transfer course from another institution which has been evaluated by the convener. A course with this course number has no equivalent Ramapo course. It may fulfill a requirement or may count as a free elective. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Contemporary Arts College Contemporary Arts Department
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0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent Study, Lecture Contemporary Arts College Contemporary Arts Department
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Narratives -- stories -- are among civilizations earliest and most compelling creative forms. They allow us to feel with others, explore the human condition, and expand our understanding of man's relationship to man and to the larger society and culture to which he/she belongs. This course is based on an interdisciplinary approach to communications, theater, writing, film, etc.; and in many instances, we compare the use of the same thematic materials presented through various artistic "languages" (cinema, novel, short story, play, and screenplay). 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Seminar Contemporary Arts College Contemporary Arts Department Course Attributes: CA-School Core-400 Level
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Classic American film genres can be viewed as contemporary social myths through which contradictions are explored and debated. This seminar will examine classical film genres as the gangster film, the crime film, and the melodrama to analyze the ways in which the conventions associated with genre films interact with the representation of class, race and gender. The course will include screenings, readings, and analysis dramatic structure, camera movement and editing, and the social and political context in which the films have been produced. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Contemporary Arts College Contemporary Arts Department
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In a world growing ever more complicated, ever more rapidly, we are increasingly dependent on the mass media to describe and explain our world to us. How well the media fulfills this function profoundly affects us as individuals as well as affecting our entire social structure. For example, TV dinners are one reflection of substantial social changes resulting from the important role television plays in our daily lives. Students will select a topic of personal interest for investigation, resulting in a substantial research paper. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Contemporary Arts College Contemporary Arts Department Course Attributes: CA-School Core-400 Level
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How does the screen writer adapt a work of fiction for film What are the concerns of the novelist as opposed to those of the filmmakers (director, writer, actors, etc) What are the characteristic strengths and tools of one medium as compared with the other How do we "read" a novel, "read" a film. Is it fair to condemn a film for "failing" to present a novel accurately What works in a book and not on the screen This course will seek answers to these questions by examining a series of novels and their screen adaptations representing world cultures and various eras. We will explore the fundamental qualities of the literary imagination and those of the cinematic imagination. The course will require extensive reading and considerable time spent viewing films outside of class. Fulfills CA upper level core requirement. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Online Course, Seminar Contemporary Arts College Contemporary Arts Department Course Attributes: CA-School Core-400 Level
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A study of the origins and development of jazz in terms of the unique American setting which permitted and encouraged its development. The course will include an analysis of the social and technological influences, the political and economic factors, and the significance of American values and morals -- both traditional and counter-cultural -- which have shaped jazz. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Contemporary Arts College Contemporary Arts Department Course Attributes: CA-School Core-400 Level
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Students work for 225 hours per semester (equivalent of 2 days per week for 15 weeks) in a professional situation under supervision. Locations include network television stations, advertising agencies, newspapers, radio stations, theaters, recording companies, public relations, publishers, graphic design studios, web designers, etc. They maintain a work log, hand in a final report on their experience, and are evaluated by their supervisors. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Seminar Contemporary Arts College Contemporary Arts Department
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From mammies to matriarchs -- the image of the African American women in film from 1900 to the present. The representation of African American women in American film will be examined historically and with reference to the relationship between existing feminist theory and issues of race and class. The goal of the course is to permit students to assess critically the nature of media and "entertainment" imagery in relation to sexual, racial and class oppression. This course has a lab component. Satisfies CA upper level core requirement. Lab Fee. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Contemporary Arts College Contemporary Arts Department Course Attributes: MN-AFR AMR STD-Hum & Culture, CA-School Core-400 Level
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