FALL 2008

CL270 Greece and Rome on Film (3.0 credit),
Thomas McCreight, MWF 02:00-02:50PM

Sex, Violence, insanity and monsters are the main ingredients in Hollywood's recipe for movies about ancient Greece and Rome. By watching films like Gladiator, 300, Troy, Ben-Hur and others, students discover the truth behind the extravagant images and see some very good (and very bad) films along the way. Counts towards Film Studies minor and Classical Civilization Major and Minor.

CM204 Sight Sound Motion (3 cr.)
Russell Cook MWF 01:00PM-01:50PM

Drawn from the Western tradition in the arts and philosophy, applied media aesthetics is used to examine how contemporary electronic media (including radio, sound recordings, television, motion pictures, video games, and computer applications) communicate sense and meaning. Learning activities include spoken and written analysis and interpretation of sample works. (Fall only)

CM224 Video Production (3 cr.)
Section 01 Jay Dunmore T 01:40PM-4:10PM
Section 02 STAFF TH 01:40PM-4:10PM

Students learn digital movie making, camera handling, lighting, editing, motion tilting, basic animation, and studio techniques for broadcast television, DVD, Internet streaming, and podcasts. Counts toward Film Studies minor. (Fall/Spring/Summer)

CM347 The Documentary Tradition (3.00 cr.)
Russell Cook MW 04:30PM-05:45PM

A close study of the documentary tradition -- including ethnography, propaganda, cinema verite?, and postmodernism -- that testifies to the tremendous vitality of the form, assesses its current state, and projects the future. Screenings celebrate human dignity and diversity in its many variations of race, gender, ethnicity, national origin, culture, religion, and sexual orientation. Students view, discuss, and write about majors works and apply insights to their own documentary projects. (Fall only) Satisfies Diversity requirement

EN 180.01 Reel Life Cycles: Identity and the Family in Film and Literature
Mark Osteen TTH 9:25 and T 12:15 PM

How does identity form and change? How do family dynamics shape who we are? This course explores these questions through great works of film and literature. Moving chronologically from stories and films about childhood and proceeding through adolescence, maturity, and old age, we’ll learn basic film vocabulary, encounter real and fictional people from many regions and cultures, and use them to enrich our critical skills and reflect on our own lives and families. Writing assignments will range from brief narratives and interviews to research papers and screenplays.

HS 372, The Vietnam War though Film and Literature
R. Keith Schoppa T 03:05-05:35 PM

This courses uses film--feature and documentary--and a wide range of historical and autobiographical accounts of the war to study the reasons for the war, the experiences of men who fought (both Americans and Vietnamese), the impact of the war on Vietnam and its people, the role of the U.S. home front (the anti-war movement), and the reception that returning veterans received.

ML 341.01 New German Cinema course
Ursula Beitter TTH 03:05-04:20 PM

"Course offers a brief overview of the classic German cinema and its contribution to the art of film making. The main focus of the course will be the development of German cinema from l960 to the present. We will view and discuss works by Von Trotta, Fassbinder, Herzog, Petersen, Tykwer, Becker, Tim, and Akin, and investigate the films' relation to the societal, historical and political developments in contemporary Germany and Europe." No German necessary. No Prerequisites.

TH334 The 'Theological' and the 'Religious' in International Cinema (3.00 cr.)
Fr. Joseph Rossi TTH 01:40-02:55 PM

Prerequisite: TH201. Going beyond a narrow evaluation of the morality of films or the mere recognition of their explicit religious subject matter, this course considers specifically religious or theological issues raised in non-American cinema. It also explores the theological implications of some international films that do not deal explicitly with religious issues, events, or even symbols. Finally, recurring theological and religious references are investigated, such as cinematic analogues of both redemption and damnation and figures of 'Christ' and 'Satan'. Counts toward Catholic Studies and Film Studies minors.

WR 344.02 Fundamentals of Film Studies
Brian Murray TTH 3:05-4:20PM

Fundamentals of Film Studies aims to provide students with a thoughtful introduction to the movies, from their origins to the present day. It will also enable participants to explore key moments in the history of (primarily) European and American film, and to acquire an understandng of a wide variety of film concepts and terms. Fundamentals of Film Studies will also introduce students to some of the basic film genres that have been at the core of the film industry from its origins to the present day.

SPRING 2008

CM 224.01, Digital Video Production I: Short Forms
Russell Cook M 03:00PM-05:30PM

DR 278.31, History of Film
Ernest Liotti TH 04:30PM-07:00PM

EN 386.01, Seminar in Literature and Film (Post-1800): From Berlin to Hollywood: German Directors & Classic American Cinema
Mark Osteen TTH 03:05PM-04:20PM

HS 375D.01, Indian History, Culture, and Religion through Film
Fr. Charles Borges MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM

PT 278.31, History of Film
Ernest Liotti TH 04:30PM-07:00PM

WR 357.31, Writing about Film
Brian Murray TTH 04:30PM-05:45PM

FALL 2007

CM 224.01, Digital Video Production I: Short Forms, Rev. Michael Braden

CM 346.01, Fundamentals of Film Studies, Brian Murray

CM 347.01, Non-Fiction Film and Television, Rev. Michael Braden

EN 180.01, Introduction to Film and Literature, Mark Osteen

HS 325.01, Europe Since 1945 through Film, John Breihan

HS 372D.01, The Vietnam War through Film and Literature, Keith Schoppa

WR 344.01, Fundamentals of Film Studies, Brian Murray