Section Info: FMT-330CM-01

Course Title: Advanced Courses in History and Theory: 'Cinematic Masculinities in Contemporary American Film, 1970-present'
Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026
Term: Spring Semester 2026
Description: Film critics Manohla Dargis and A.O. Scott contend that "movies may be male dominated, but images of men are surprisingly narrow." This course both explores various constructs of postmodern American masculinity as they are portrayed and disseminated through contemporary film, and seeks to understand some of what is at stake (culturally, ideologically, economically) in perpetuating certain cinematic archetypes. Of particular relevance to our investigation are the ways in which film yokes masculinity to race, gender, and class. Films include Full Metal Jacket, No Country for Old Men, The Big Lebowski, Boyz in the Hood, Paris is Burning, Fight Club, and Moonlight.
Distribution(s): I - Humanities , WI - Writing-Intensive , TP - Topics Course
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Amy Rodgers   413-538-3038   arodgers@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026   Lecture   Monday and Wednesday   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: 8 credits in English or Film Media Theater. Take previously   Required  

Comments        
Additional Comments        
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.  
PRI0001     Used to identify primary sides of crosslisted courses for Workday conversion  

Cross-listed Sections        
FMT-330CM-01 Cinematic Masculinities  
ENGL-367CM-01 Cinematic Masculinities  

Course Availability
Section status: Waitlisted     Capacity: 35     Enrollment: 32     Available: 0     Waitlist: 4
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.