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MPF 327

Film History and Criticism to 1945

This course surveys the history and criticism of the cinema from its origins to WWII. The course emphasizes film form, principally narrative, mise-en-scène, editing, and sound, and forges links between the film text and social, economic and technological developments. Topics include: identification, race and representation, women's cinema, documentary and the avant-garde. (Formerly the first half of MPF27AB).
Weekly Contact: Lecture: 3 hrs.
GPA Weight: 1.00
Course Count: 1.00
Billing Units: 1

Prerequisites

MPF 290

Co-Requisites

None

Antirequisites

None

Custom Requisites

None