HOLLYWOOD & GENRE STUDIES (4 SCU)
Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this course, student will be able to: Describe the study of film genre as a perspective in film studies; Describe the historical and contemporary development of film genres; Compare and contrast conventions and styles associated with specific genres; Explain the specific socio-historical circumstances that give rise to the genres; Analyze the use of genre films as a strategy of storytelling in various cases.
Topics:
- Introduction: Genre Studies: What, Why, How?
- Studio System and Film Genre
- Western
- Historical Epic
- Noir
- Sci-Fi
- Adventures
- Crime Story and Gangster
- Action
- Horror
- Comedy
- Musical
- When Art-House films and popular genre films collide
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