Introduction to Critical Studies
LIT 130 CM-01: Introduction to Film
- Instructor: Morrison, James
- Tuesday/Thursday, 11:00-12:15 PM
- Room 15 (Roberts North)
- Introduction to Critical Studies
From its inception, cinema has often been conceptualized as having a “language” of its own. This course examines that metaphor from aesthetic, cultural, social, and historical perspectives. We will begin with a close analysis of a contemporary popular film, in an effort to “defamiliarize” typical conventions of cinematic expression, and then proceed through a study of multiple movements and genres in the history of film, from German Expressionism to the French New Wave, from Hollywood to documentary to avant-grade and independent filmmaking. Overall, the course is intended to provide students with a broad introduction to film analysis and to the field of Film Studies.
MS 049 PO-01: Intro to Media Studies
- Instructor: Long, Andrew
- Monday/Wednesday, 11:00-12:15 PM
- CR Room 08 (Crookshank Hall)
- Intro to Critical Studies
Introduction to Media Studies. Presents a comprehensive view of the issues important to media studies, including the development of new technologies, visual literacy, ideological analysis and the construction of content. Read theory, history and fiction; view films and television programs; and write research and opinion papers. Same course as SC 49.
MS 049 PO-02: Intro to Media Studies
- Instructor: Boyer, William
- Monday/Wednesday, 2:45-4:00 PM
- CR Room 02 (Crookshank Hall)
- Intro to Critical Studies o
Introduction to Media Studies. Presents a comprehensive view of the issues important to media studies, including the development of new technologies, visual literacy, ideological analysis and the construction of content. Read theory, history and fiction; view films and television programs; and write research and opinion papers. Same course as SC 49.
MS 050 PZ-01: Intro to Film
- Instructor: Cecchet, Alessia
- Wednesday/Friday, 9:35- 10:50 AM
- West Hall Q116
- Intro to Critical Studies
Film and video are often considered to be a distinct semiotic system or art form with their own “language.” This course surveys the variety of structures which can organize moving pictures: from Hollywood continuity editing, Soviet montage and cinema verite to voice-over documentary, talking heads and postmodern voices with no center at all. The course includes silent film, classic Hollywood narrative, avant-garde film and video, documentary and activist video. Enrollment is limited.
MS 051 PZ-01: Intro to Digital Media Studies
- Instructor: Acosta, Andrea
- Monday/Wednesday, 9:35-10:50 AM
- West Hall Q120
- Intro to Critical Studies
An interdisciplinary introduction to digital and electronic media, exploring the relationships between old and new media forms, the historical development of computer-based communication and the ways that new technologies are reshaping literature, art, journalism, and the social world.
MS 051 PO-01: Intro to Digital Media Studies
- Instructor: Esmaeli, Kouross
- Tuesday/Thursday, 9:35-10:50 AM
- CR Room 207 (Crookshank Hall)
- Introduction to Critical Studies
Introduction to Digital Media Studies. An interdisciplinary introduction to the study of digital and electronic media, exploring the relationships between old and new media forms, the historical development of computer- based communication and the ways that new technologies are reshaping literature, art, journalism and the social world.