The Genesis of Doubt: Skepticism and Film Noir

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Film noir is an enigmatic genre. This course studies film noir (a 1940-50s American film phenomenon with a French name) within an international and interdisciplinary context. Taking inspiration from the stylistically innovative texts we will examine, our approach will privilege a few unconventional angles, including Shakespearean tragedy, modernist fiction, contemporary global cinema, and the philosophical tradition of skepticism.