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电影研究

How does film use image and sound to tell a story? What kinds of stories do we seek out in cinema, and how do those stories reflect—or anticipate—the larger cultural and political world in which they are made? Should movies reflect reality, or is their purpose something else entirely? A consideration of film means thinking about this medium 作为娱乐, 艺术, 社会的工件, and a rapidly changing technology.

概述

The film studies minor is housed in the 英语 program, which emphasizes similar tools for critical and narrative analysis, though students do not have to be 英语 majors in order to pursue the minor. Movies are a p艺术 of everyone’s life, and film students at Centre study them as 艺术, as 社会的工件, 作为娱乐, and as a rapidly changing technology.

The minor focuses on the study of film rather than its production, though occasional classes in filmmaking are also available, and students can get involved in various broadcasting groups on campus. The film studies minor provides a basic foundation for those considering graduate school in film or a career in production, and can enhance students’ studies in related areas like creative writing, 戏剧, 英语, 外语, 历史, 和心理学, 等.

课程

The film studies minor consists of five courses — two are required and three can be chosen from an approved list. Introduction to Film and Film Theory are required and explore film 历史, basic film study vocabulary, relationship of 艺术 and life, notions of authority and resistance, the attractions of genre, film in the digital era, film criticism and theory, audience reception, gender and psychoanalytic theory, and post colonialism. The remaining three courses can be chosen from a list of courses approved for the minor each term. Offerings have included Screenwriting, 电影改编自, 全球电影, Introduction to Documentary Film Production, 非洲的电影, 美国.S.-Mexico Border on Film, and Silence and Sound in Film.

Minor Requirements