Film FILM
Instruction offered by members of the Faculties of Communication and Culture, Fine Arts, and Humanities. For information, contact one of the faculties listed above.
Junior Course
Film 200 F(2-3)
Introduction to Film Studies
An introduction to the techniques and major genres of film, the critical analysis of film, and the history of cinema. Intended to prepare students for further work in Film Studies.
Senior Courses
Film 300 F(2-3)
Introduction to Film Theory
An introduction to the theoretical perspectives that have shaped our understanding of film over the past century. Emphasis will be placed on the analysis of various theories relating to the cinema and the impact that film theory has had on practices of film production.
Prerequisites: Film 200.
Note: Until August 15, enrollment is restricted to Minors in Film Studies.
Note: This course may not be offered every year.
Film 301 H(2-3)
Topic in National Cinema
Topics will explore various aspects of, or historical moments in, a particular nation's cinematic culture. Topics might include: Quebecois cinema, current British cinema, German cinema Between the Wars, Canadian cinema, the History of Chinese cinema, etc.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Film 305 H(2-3)
Topic in Genre
Topics will focus on the style, narrative form, and historical evolution of selected genres, for example, the Documentary, the Western, the Melodrama, the Musical, etc.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Film 307 H(2-3)
Topic in Cinema and Gender Studies
Topics will explore the representation of gender and sexuality in cinema. Topics might include: Images of Women in the American 1940s, Lesbian Images in Current Cinema, The Queer 1950s, Comparative Images of Women in American and French Cinema, etc.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Film 321 H(2-3)
History of Popular Cinema
An assessment of the various ways in which the history of film production can be approached, including the development of filmmaking technologies, evolutions in cinematic style and narrative traditions, particularly as they relate to popular cinema, and changing industrial practices.
Prerequisites: Film 200.
Note: This course may not be offered every year.
Film 323 H(2-3)
Issues in Film History
An introduction to key concepts in cinematic historiography. Emphasis will be placed upon non-traditional or non-canonical films and their relationship to dominant histories of filmmaking.
Prerequisites: Film 200.
Note: This course may not be offered every year.
Film 380 F(2-3)
The Art of the Cinema
Intended for the non-specialist student, this course is designed to foster an appreciation of film culture and an understanding of a broad range of cinematic art.
Note: Not open to students with credit in Drama 380 or Film 200. May not be used to fulfill the requirements for the Minor in Film Studies.
Film 401 H(2-3)
Topic in Film Theory
Topics will be organized around particular theorists, schools of theory, historical issues in film culture, or contemporary thought on film. Topics might include: Psychoanalysis and/as Film Theory; Kaja Silverman and Teresa de Lauretis; Modernism and Postmodernism; Feminist Film Theory; Queer Theory and Film; Postcolonial Theory and Film; Semiotics.
Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent in Film or Drama 380.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Film 403 H(2-3)
Topic in the Director's Cinema
Topics will examine the distinctive style and concerns of a particular director or directors.
Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent in Film or Drama 380.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Film 501 H(0-1T)
Research in Selected Topics
Independent study and directed reading or research for students in the Film Minor program in their third or fourth year. Students will produce a major essay or complete a significant research project.
Prerequisites: Students who wish to propose a Film 501 topic must secure a supervisor among the Film instructors and have the topic approved by the Coordinator of Film Studies. The deadlines are June 30 for Fall Session projects and November 30 for Winter Session Projects.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Film 505 H(2-3)
Advanced Topics in Film Studies
A seminar for senior students that focuses on a formal, theoretical or historical issue in Film Studies or the culture of the Cinema. Reflects the current research of the instructor.
Prerequisites: Three full-course equivalents in Film, including Film 401.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT