This course introduces students to film studies through a survey of film movements and genres from the beginnings of the 20th century to the present. Through the study of the history of cinema as both technology and artform, this course will examine key historical sites of formal development, experimentation, generic codification, social transgression, and political and ideological expression.
This course introduces students to film studies through a survey of film movements and genres from the beginnings of the 20th century to the present. Through the study of the history of cinema as both technology and artform, this course will examine key historical sites of formal development, experimentation, generic codification, social transgression, and political and ideological expression.
