FILM 330/3130 - Film Theory (3 cr.)
Prerequisites FILM 2122
Description This course provides a critical overview of the major theoretical approaches to the analysis and critique of cinematic art, including early theories of aesthetics, structure and form; modernist political and avant-garde critiques; theories of spectatorship and the cinematic apparatus; contemporary cultural studies; and theories of animation and new media. Films will be screened in class to facilitate understanding of the assigned theoretical readings. Required for Film majors. Required cumulative course for Film minors.
When Offered Offered in the fall or spring.
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