ENGFLM 1290 - AMERICAN FILM 1

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Long Description This course explores the development of American film from 1895 to 1939. Though the course will emphasize the evolution of American film style and genre, attention will also be paid to the history of the American film industry, and the relationship between Hollywood cinema and the broader cultural context of American society. The course will provide the student with the historical and aesthetic background with which to better appreciate the American cinema of today and yesterday. This is a Critical Studies course and counts for Category I towards the Film and Media Studies major and minor.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Attributes: Film Studies, Undergraduate Research

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