| Course Title: Introduction to Film Studies |
| Start Date: 01/23/2023 End Date: 05/08/2023 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2023 |
| Description: This course teaches the basic concepts, vocabulary, and critical skills involved in interpreting film. Through readings and lectures, students will become more informed and sophisticated observers of the cinema, key examples of which will be screened weekly. While the focus will be on the form and style of narrative film, documentary and avant-garde practices will be introduced. The class will also touch upon some of the major theoretical approaches in the field. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Robin Blaetz | 413-538-2984 | rblaetz@mtholyoke.edu |
| Tian Hui Ng (email: tng@mtholyoke.edu, phone: 413-538-2343) may also be contacted for registration permissions and registration questions. |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/23/2023 - 05/08/2023 | Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 10:30AM - 11:45AM | ART - Art | 220 | Weekly |
| 01/23/2023 - 05/08/2023 | Film Screening | Wednesday | 07:15PM - 10:05PM | DWGT - Dwight Hall | 101 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| NXJRN0001 | NXJRN: Nexus in Journalism, Media, and Public Discourse | This course is approved for the Journalism, Media, & Public Discourse Nexus track. |
| NXMAP0001 | NXMAP: Nexus in Museums, Archives, and Public History | This course is approved for the Museums, Archives, and Public History Nexus track. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 28 | Enrollment: 27 | Available: 1 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Film Art:An Introduction Author: Bordwell, David Copyright: 2017 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781259534959 Publisher: McGraw Hill |
Required | 122.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |