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Course Introduction and Lesson 1: History of Cinema
Readings:

E-Reserves (To access these articles, click on the Library Resources link in your Course Navigation Menu.)

  1. Bordwell, D. & Thompson, K. (2001). Readings on Mise-en-scene. In Film Art: An Introduction (pp. 169-171). New York. McGraw Hill.
  2. Mast, G., & Kawin, B. F. (2006). Film Narrative, Commercial Expansion. In A Short History of the Movies (pp. 28-37). New York. Longman.
Feature Films:
  1. The Great Train Robbery
  2. Voyage dans la Lune
  3. A Corner in Wheat
  4. The Girl and Her Trust
  5. Bangville Police
Assignments:
  1. Lesson 1 Response: Voyage dans la Lune
  2. Lesson 1 Discussion
Lesson 2: The Development of Cinematic Language
Readings:

E-Reserves (To access these articles, click on the Library Resources link in your Course Navigation Menu.)

  1. Giannetti, L. (2008). American Cinema in the 1920s - "Chaplin Giannetti." In Understanding Movies (pp. 46-51). Upper Saddle River. Prentice Hall.
  2. Winokur, M. (1987). Modern Times and the Comedy of Transformation. Literature/Film Quarterly, 15(4), 219-226.
Feature Film:

Modern Times

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 2 Response: Modern Times
  2. Lesson 2 Quiz
Lesson 3: Frank Capra and Populist Cinema
Readings:

E-Reserves (To access these articles, click on the Library Resources link in your Course Navigation Menu.)

  1. Richards, J. (1976). Frank Capra and the Cinema of Populism. In B. Nichols (Ed.), Movies and Methods (pp. 65-77). Berkeley. University of California Press.
  2. Toplin, R. et al. (1999). Frank Capra's America. Journal for MultiMedia History, Vol. 2, 1-12. Retrieved September 5, 2013, from http://www.albany.edu/jmmh/vol2no1/Capra1.html
Feature Film:

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 3 Response: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
  2. Lesson 3 Discussion
Lesson 4: John Ford and Classic Hollywood Cinema
Readings:

E-Reserves (To access these articles, click on the Library Resources link in your Course Navigation Menu.)

  1. Giannetti, L. (2008). On John Ford. In Understanding Movies (pp. 152-157). Upper Saddle River. Prentice Hall.
  2. Gossage, L. (1990). Artful propaganda of Ford's The Grapes of Wrath. In D. Wyatt (Ed.), New Essays on The Grapes of Wrath (pp. 101-125). New York. Cambridge University Press.
  3. Mast, G., & Kawin, B. F. (2006). American Studio Years: 1930-1945 "Ford and the Studio System.” In A Short History of the Movies (pp. 186-210). New York. Longman.
  4. Sobchack, V. (1979). Grapes of Wrath (1940): Thematic Emphasis Through Visual Style. American Quarterly, 31(5), 596-615.
Feature Film:

The Grapes of Wrath

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 4 Response: The Grapes of Wrath
  2. Lesson 4 Quiz
Lesson 5: Romantic Comedy and Cinema as an Ethical Tool
Readings:

E-Reserves (To access these articles, click on the Library Resources link in your Course Navigation Menu.)

  1. Cavell, S. (1981). Importance of Importance: The Philadelphia Story. In Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage (pp. 133-160). Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press.
Feature Film:

The Philadelphia Story

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 5 Response: The Philadelphia Story
  2. Lesson 5 Discussion
Lesson 6: Elia Kazan
Readings:

E-Reserves (To access these articles, click on the Library Resources link in your Course Navigation Menu.)

  1. Beltzer, T. (2004). A Face in the Crowd. Senses of Cinema. Retrieved September 5, 2013, from http://sensesofcinema.com/2004/cteq/face_in_the_crowd/
  2. Wolcott, J. (2007). Unforgettable Face. Vanity Fair. Iss. 559, 228. Retrieved September 5, 2013, from http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2007/03/wolcott200703?currentPage=all
Feature Film:

A Face in the Crowd

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 6 Response: A Face in the Crowd
  2. Lesson 6 Quiz
Lesson 7: Hitchcock - Rear Window
Readings:

E-Reserves (To access these articles, click on the Library Resources link in your Course Navigation Menu.)

  1. Bonitzer, P. (1992). Hitchcockian Suspense. In S. Zizk (Ed.), Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Lacan: But Were Afraid to Ask Hitchcock (pp. 15-19). London. Verso.
  2. Chion, M., & Bozovie, M. (1992). 4th Side and Man Behind his own Retina. In S. Zizk (Ed.), Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Lacan: But Were Afraid to Ask Hitchcock (pp. 155-177). London. Verso.
  3. Giannetti, L. (2008). Hitchcock. In Understanding Movies (pp. 254-258). Upper Saddle River. Prentice Hall.
  4. Mast, G., & Kawin, B. F. (2006). American Studio Years: 1930-1945. "Hitchcock and 50s Cinema." In A Short History of the Movies (pp. 211-214). New York. Longman.
Feature Film:

Rear Window

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 7 Response: Rear Window
  2. Lesson 7 Discussion
Lesson 8: Night and Fog
Readings:

No Readings for this lesson

Feature Film:

Night and Fog

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 8 Response: Night and Fog
  2. Lesson 8 Quiz
Lesson 9: Stanley Kubrick and the Cold War Hollywood
Readings:

E-Reserves (To access these articles, click on the Library Resources link in your Course Navigation Menu.)

  1. Siano, B. (1995). A Commentary on Dr. Strangelove. Retrieved September 3, 2013, from http://www.visual-memory.co.uk/amk/doc/0017.html
Feature Film:

Dr. Strangelove

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 9 Response: Dr. Strangelove
  2. Lesson 9 Discussion
Lesson 10: The Graduate
Readings:

E-Reserves (To access these articles, click on the Library Resources link in your Course Navigation Menu.)

  1. Beuka, R. (2000). Just one Word...."Plastics." Journal of Popular Film & Television, 28(1), 12-21.
  2. Mast, G. & Kawin, B.F. (2006). Hollywood Renaissance: 1964-76. In A Short History of the Movies (pp. 344-349). New York. Longman.
Feature Film:

The Graduate

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 10 Response: The Graduate
  2. Lesson 10 Quiz
Lesson 11: Martin Scorsese and the Gangster Film
Readings:

E-Reserves (To access these articles, click on the Library Resources link in your Course Navigation Menu.)

  1. Raymond, M. (2002). Martin Scorsese. Senses of Cinema. Retrieved September 5, 2013, from http://web.archive.org/web/20100130094630/http://archive.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/02/scorsese.html
  2. Viano, M. (1991). Goodfellas by Martin Scorsese. Film Quarterly. 44(3), 43-50.
Feature Film:

Goodfellas

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 11 Response: Goodfellas
  2. Lesson 11 Discussion
Lesson 12: Clint Eastwood, The Western and Unforgiven
Readings:

No Readings for this lesson

Feature Film:

Unforgiven

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 12 Response: Unforgiven
  2. Lesson 12 Quiz
Lesson 13: Spielberg and Film as History
Readings:

E-Reserves (To access these articles, click on the Library Resources link in your Course Navigation Menu.)

  1. Davis, N. Z. (2002). Witnesses of Trauma: Amistad and Beloved. In Slaves on Screen: Film and Historical Vision (pp. 69-93). Cambridge. Harvard University Press.
  2. Linder, D. O. (2000). The Amistad Case. Retrieved September 5, 2013, from http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/amistad/ami_act.htm
Feature Film:

Amistad

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 13 Response: Amistad
  2. Lesson 13 Discussion
Lesson 14: Science Fiction and Postmodern Aesthetics
Readings:

E-Reserves (To access these articles, click on the Library Resources link in your Course Navigation Menu.)

  1. Silverman, K. (1991). Back to the Future. Camera Obscura, 9(3 27), 108-132.
Feature Film:

Blade Runner

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 14 Response: Blade Runner
  2. Lesson 14 Quiz
Lesson 15: The Unreliable Narrator
Readings:

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  1. Friday, K. (2003). Generation of Men Without History: Fight Club, Masculinity, and the Historical Symptom. Postmodern Culture, 13(3).
  2. Ta, L. M. (2006). Hurt So Good: Fight Club, Masculine Violence, and the Crisis of Capitalism. Journal of American Culture, 29(3), 265-277.
Feature Film:

Fight Club

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 15 Response: Fight Club
  2. Lesson 15 Discussion

 


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