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FILM 600

Film Theory

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Standard

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Description

This course moves from film theory’s beginnings in the silent era and progresses to our contemporary moment. We will pair key moments in film theory’s history with a variety of film examples to gain a theoretically sophisticated vocabulary for discussing what movies are and do.

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Lecture3

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Cross Listed With ENG 600

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Learning Outcomes

  • critically discuss and write about the development of movements in film theory.
  • identify and define key concepts in film theory.
  • analyze works of film art using theoretical concepts.
  • apply their knowledge of film theory to their area of specialization.