Course ID
016472
Course Description
This course provides a historical overview from the 1920s to the present, with a focus on genres and movements such as expressionism, film noir, propaganda, New German Cinema, the Berlin School, by filmmakers such as Lang, Murnau, Riefenstahl, Ade and Akin. Films will be analyzed and discussed as aesthetic works and historical cultural products, and social issues such as gender, class, race, ethnicity and national identity will be explored. This course may be applied toward the major or minor.
Min Units
3
Max Units
3
Repeatable for Credit
No
Grading Basis
GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E
Career
Undergraduate
Course Attributes
CE - CL (Cross Listed), GE - T2-HUM (Tier 2 Humanities), GEED - EPHUM (Gen Ed: EP Humanist)
Course Requisites
Two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (Catalog numbers 160A, 160B, 160C, 160D).
Cross Listed Courses
May be convened with
Component
Discussion
Optional Component
Yes
Component
Lecture
Optional Component
No
Component
Studio
Optional Component
Yes