Film in its material, historical and theoretical dimensions, from its beginnings to the present. Growth of the film industry; the American studio system; European avant-garde cinema; world cinema; auteurism; film and popular culture; problems of genre. Film theory: the nature of the medium; its major theorists - Griffith, Eisenstein, Arnheim, Bazin, Kracauer, Metz, Mulvey, etc. (Not offered 2023-24).

Prerequisite: Film and Media Studies 101.

1 unit

Offerings

Term	Block	Title	Instructor	Location	Student Limit/Available	Updated
Spring 2023	Block 8	Film History and Theory	Scott Krzych	Cornerstone Art Center 102	25 / 10	03/19/2023