Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2006
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HART 380 001 (CRN: 12010)
SURVEY OF AMER FILM & CULTURE
Long Title: SURVEY OF AMERICAN FILM AND CULTURE
Department: Art History
Instructor: Serna, Laura I.
Meeting: 10:50AM - 12:05PM TR (28-AUG-2006 - 8-DEC-2006)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Section Max Enrollment: 100
Section Enrolled: 6
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 20
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 12
Enrollment data as of: 15-MAY-2024 6:30PM
Description: This course will cover the history of cinema in the U.S. from its origins to the present day. We will examine the development of narrative, the transition to synchronized sound, the classical Hollywood form and style (with detailed analysis of cinematography, editing, mise-en-scene, sound), the rise and fall of the Production Code, film genres and the star system, the emergence of television, the influence of postwar "art cinemas," the origins of the blockbuster, and the status of Hollywood as "global cinema." The relationship between film and culture will be explored through the economics of filmmaking, the role of regulatory institutions, and the controversies surrounding the notorious Birth of a Nation, McCarthyism and the Blacklist, and representations of sex and violence on film. Cross-list: ENGL 373.