HITCHCOCK'S FILMS   [Archived Catalog]
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog
   

ENGFLM 1472 - HITCHCOCK'S FILMS


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will look at the development of Hitchcock's cinema as a way of touching upon issues central to the study of film as a cultural force; the relationship between art and entertainment; the social origins of suspense and fear; the role of the director in creating a film's meaning; the role and function of genre and cross-generic influence. We will closely look at films from all phases of Hitchcock's career and examine what their style, tone, and subject matter reveal about the powers of cinema and Hitchcock's influence on a new generation of directors.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis


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