Genres: Form, Content, and Culture (WI)

Catalog description

Instructional Method: Three hours lecture. Prerequisites: CINE 110 . A survey of various genre forms found in film and other screen media (television, video games, etc.). The course focuses on formal elements and content, as well as how genres reflect industrial and cultural elements, such as changes in technology, economics, and politics. This course also serves as an introduction to reading, writing, and researching within film and screen studies. REAL Area A Note(s): Cultural or Behavioral Analysis designated course.