Film Genres

Catalog description

This course provides an introduction to the theory and study of film genre, including the Western, the musical, science fiction, melodrama, horror, film noir, and the road movie. From narrative conventions to visual style, film genres and subgenres shape how movies are made, marketed, and experienced. This cultural and historical approach to genre incorporates films that have defined or renegotiated genre conventions, filmmaking practices, and audience expectations. It may be offered as a survey course or may focus on a specific film genres topic.