COMP 221
Hollywood Film
Fall 2016
Division I
Cross-listed
ENGL 204
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Class Details
For almost a century, Hollywood films have been the world’s most influential art form, shaping how we dress and talk, how we think about sex, race, and power, and what it means to be American. We’ll examine both the characteristic pleasures provided by Hollywood’s dominant genres–including action films, horror films, science fiction and fantasy, thrillers and romantic comedies–and the complex, sometimes unsavory fantasies they mobilize. We will do this by looking carefully at a dozen or so iconic films, probably including Psycho; The Godfather; Schindler’s List; The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King;Bridesmaids; and 12 Years a Slave. In addition to the assigned reading, students will be required to attend free screenings of course films on Sunday evenings at Images Cinema.
The Class:
Format: lecture
Limit: 90
Expected: 90
Class#: 1258
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Limit: 90
Expected: 90
Class#: 1258
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
mandatory attendance at free Sunday 8pm film screenings at Images, several short writing exercises, two editing exercises, one midterm, and a final exam
Extra Info:
may not be taken on a pass/fail basis; not available for the fifth course option
Prerequisites:
a 100-level ENGL course, or a score of 5 on the AP English Literature exam, or a score of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level IB English exam
Distributions:
Division I
Notes:
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
COMP 221 Division I ENGL 204 Division I
COMP 221 Division I ENGL 204 Division I
Attributes:
AMST Arts in Context Electives
ENGL Literary Histories C
FMST Core Courses
ENGL Literary Histories C
FMST Core Courses
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COMP 221 - 01 (F) LEC Hollywood Film
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