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Academic Year 2000/2001

Horror and Science Fiction Cinema
FILM 341 SP

This course will focus on the history and development of the Horror film, and examine how and why it has so often been blended with Science Fiction. In addition to studying the complex relationship between these genres, we will seek to understand the appeal of Horror. One of its' guiding questions will be: "Why do audiences enjoy a genre that, on the surface, seems so unpleasant?" It will consider current theoris of how genres are constructed, defined, and used by producers and viewers. Films will include German productions from the silent era, selections from the Universal Cycle in the 1930s, Val Lewton's production during the 1940s, American and Japanese monster movies of the 1950s and 1960s, and key works from the 1970s through the 1990s.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA FILM    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: FILM304 OR FILM310

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Higgins,Scott P.   

Times: ..T.T.. 01:10PM-04:00PM;     Location: CINE

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 50)

SR. major:    Jr. major:

SR. non-major: X   Jr. non-major: X   SO:    FR: X

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Reading Non-Verbal Texts

Permission:    Permission of Instructor Required

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001

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