ENG 4670 - Cinema Theory and Criticism

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): ENG 2860 or permission of the instructor

Description: This course enriches students’ understanding of a variety of theoretical models that have influenced contemporary critical practice in cinema studies. Students explore examples of theory and criticism from a range of periods and approaches, with a primary focus on key theories that have emerged in the last forty years. Students become familiar with some of the central debates that enliven contemporary film criticism and demonstrate their knowledge in class discussion and in appropriately documented, original essays.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ENG or HON.

Cross Listed Course(s): HON 4670