Section Info: FMT-230HA-01

Course Title: Intermediate Courses in History and Theory: 'Hitchcock and After'
Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026
Term: Spring Semester 2026
Description: This course will examine the films of Alfred Hitchcock and the afterlife of Hitchcock in contemporary U.S. culture. We will analyze Hitchcock films in a variety of interpretive frames, including feminist and queer theories, and in shifting historical contexts including the Cold War. We will also devote substantial attention to the legacy of Hitchcock in remakes, imitations, and parodies. Hitchcock films may include The Birds, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Marnie, North by Northwest, Psycho, Rear Window, Rebecca, Shadow of a Doubt, Spellbound, Strangers on a Train, and Vertigo.
Distribution(s): I - Humanities , TP - Topics Course
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Elizabeth Young   413-538-2326   eyoung@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026   Seminar   Tuesday and Thursday   03:15PM - 04:30PM   TBA   TBA   Weekly
01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026   Film Screening   Monday   07:15PM - 10:05PM       Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses        
Prereq: 4 credits in Film Media Theater. Take previously   Required  

Comments        
Additional Comments        
Weekly evening screening required.  
Course Tags        
FMT0004   FMT-CR: Critical Studies   This course has been approved to count towards the Film, Media, Theater major in the Critical Studies area.  
NOPRI0001     Used to identify non-primary sides of crosslisted courses for Workday conversion  

Cross-listed Sections        
ENGL-217HA-01 Hitchcock and After  
FMT-230HA-01 Hitchcock and After  

Course Availability
Section status: Waitlisted     Capacity: 18     Enrollment: 17     Available: 0     Waitlist: 1
Please note: The "Available" count will equal 0 in a Waitlisted course where spaces in the course have recently opened and students have not yet been moved into them from the waitlist.

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
To be determined.                    

Additional Book Comments        
This is NOT the complete book list for this class.