Film has deep political implications, and makes important comments on gender, race, sexuality, capitalism, and everything else that shapes or is shaped by society. This course will focus on key works throughout the history of a specific film genre, exploring various subgenres in terms of both cultural context/commentary and craft. Students will make their own film in the genre of study. This course requires a corequisite of ENG 3295 Film Genre. All students must enroll in both classes simultaneously, and can repeat both classes a total of two times. Prerequisite: ENG 1070 Intro to Film Studies or ART 1790 Alternative Processes or ART 1911 Introduction to Animation or ART 2270 Animation 2 or ART 2280 Take Back the Screen or ART 2315 16mm Filmmaking or other Media Arts class or by permission of instructor.
- Teacher: Jamieson Ridenhour
- Teacher: Charlotte Taylor