Course details

Name: ENFL - 358

Title: HISTORY OF AMERICAN FILM WWII TO PRESENT

Section: 01

Semester: Spring - 2019

Credits: 3

Description:
The Hollywood blacklist, the erosion of the Motion Picture Production Code, the flowering of experimental cinema, the film renaissance of the New Hollywood, the rise of the blockbuster and the emergence of independent boutique cinema—all of these events and movements characterize American film since 1945. This course examines these topics and much more in its survey of film production and culture since World War II. We will discuss genre revision, most notably in the western, and the liberalizing of codes regulating the depiction of violence and sexuality in American films. Films likely to be screened include: In a Lonely Place, The Manchurian Candidate, Midnight Cowboy, McCabe and Mrs. Miller and Milk among others.

Last updated on By Simon Arthur (simona)

Schedule: Thursday From 2:30 pm To 5:15 pm

Graduation requirements:

• Genre Study (Film)
• Ethnic Studies (3b)

Teaching Faculty: Simon Arthur (simona)

Is course canceled: No