Symposium: Issues in RTVF (398-0-20)

Topic

Film Theory

Instructors

Lakshmi Padmanabhan

Meeting Info

Annie May Swift Hall G14: Tues 10:00AM - 12:50PM
Helmerich Auditorium: Tues 10:00AM - 12:50PM

Overview of class

In just over a century since its technical invention, films have evolved from fairground attraction to a truly global medium and a multibillion dollar industry. What is a film? How and why do films capture our imagination and shape the world around us? And what are the stakes of these questions today? This course introduces students to a range of theoretical debates in transnational film and media studies that address these questions. Assigned readings address key concepts and debates that have shaped the fields of film and media studies including the early formalist foundations of the field, realist film theory, feminist theory, psychoanalysis and ideology critique. Screenings draw from a range of historical, national, and generic contexts.

Registration Requirements

While there are no course pre-requisites, it is highly recommended that students have some familiarity with the basics of film analysis provided in RTVF 220 or other RTVF studies courses

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: REASON: Pre-registration is not allowed for this class. Please try again during regular registration.