FREN 114 SC: Documenting the French
This course examines how documentary cinema has recorded and reflected upon France’s dramatic social transformations in the 20th century. Through analyses of films by the Lumière brothers, Vigo, Rouquier, Franju, Resnais, Marker, Rouch, Tavernier, Godard, Lanzmann, Depardon, Philibert, and Varda amongst others, the course will stress the diversity and inventiveness of the documentary as an […]
ENGL 189D SC: Genre: The Art Film
In the 50s and 60s, foreign films became a cultural phenomenon in the United States. They were seen as works of art, in contrast to the “products” of the Hollywood “factory.” We will study these films in terms of their reception in American culture. Works by Bergman, Fellini, Kurosawa, Buñuel, Godard, Ray, and others. Instructor: […]
ENGL 189C SC: Fifties Film: Pop Culture and Society
Using American films from the fifties, we will explore the relation between popular culture and the society that produces it. Includes films such as “Some Like it Hot,” “Rebel Without a Cause,” “Singing in the Rain,” and “High Noon.” Instructor: J. Peavoy [Media History]
ENGL 189B SC: American Film: Orson Welles, Preston Sturges, Fritz Lang
Analysis of major works by each director in artistic and historical context. (Note: Lang films will be chosen from his American period.) Instructor: J. Peavoy [Media History]
ENGL 189A SC: American Film: John Ford, Frank Capra, Alfred Hitchcock
Analysis of major works by each director in artistic and historical context. Instructor: J. Peavoy [Media History]
ARHI 185 SC: History of Photography
Explores evolution of the photographic image in documentary work, portraiture, aesthetic expression, journalism, and advertising from its inception to the present time. Instructor: Staff [Media History]