ENG 2514 - Genre Film

1 Course Unit(s)
Addresses the complex question of genre in cinema, investigating the ways in which narrative forms are infused with and transmit culturally specific mythic and ideological meanings. It will examine what constitutes cinematic genre in general, and then consider the developing histories of such genres as the Western, the gangster film, horror, science fiction, etc., as reflected by particular texts.

General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None