Examines film theory with two motives: how does it help us read individual films, and what does it tell us about this medium? Studies theorists such as Sergei Eisenstein, Andre Bazin, Robin Wood, Christian Metz, Joan Mellen, Laura Mulvey, and Gaylyn Studlar, in relation to certain seminal films - Potemkin, Citizen Kane, Vertigo, A bout de souffle, and Pulp Fiction.
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G-L22 | Tuesday | 10:35 | 11:55 |
G-L22 | Friday | 10:35 | 11:55 |
In this course, students will have the opportunity to make their own documentary shorts and to begin work on longer form projects. They will also be introduced to some basic documentary genres and approaches such as social issues,
journalistic, dramatic, personal, poetic, biographical, experimental. They will learn how to research, script, shoot, and edit their work, also how to interview and improvise.
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G-207 | Tuesday | 16:55 | 19:50 |
Studies post-1945 Japanese cinema, including the Kurosawa epics (Seven Samurai, Rashomon, Ran, Dream). Other masters include Ozu, Mizoguchi and Oshima. Examines Indian cinema and Satyajit Ray, and his masterful Apu trilogy. Concentrates on new Asian film, with works by Chinese (including Hong Kong and Taiwan) directors such as Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Wong Kar-Wai, Tsai Ming Liang, and Ang Lee.
| Room | Day | Start Time | End Time |
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G-L22 | Tuesday | 13:45 | 16:40 |
This class explores what it means to be a witness or a spectator to unimaginable crimes, using fiction films, documentaries and witness testimonies to explore the Shoah and the Armenian, Cambodian and Rwandan genocides. We ask: what does film make visible, and how does it transform the spectator’s relationship to the events and to the taking action?
Place in the Film major: To be included as an option in the film major within both the Genres and Topics category as well as the International Cinema Category
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G-L21 | Wednesday | 12:10 | 15:05 |
Involves a particularly focused look at an important aspect of film theory or history, a filmmaker, actor or actress, or a cinematic topic or genre. Subjects will vary according to the particular interest of the professor, with the course work aiming at developing methodical and critical skills of analysis.
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G-L21 | Thursday | 16:55 | 19:50 |
Internships can be registered for 1 or 4-CR. Please contact the Internship Office for more details.
In this course, you will become familiar with Paris and its residents, contributing to a global awareness and understanding of local habits, values, and way of life, as well as reflecting on your own. You will explore “the city of light” through a variety of in-class and outside activities and projects.
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Q-509 | Tuesday | 10:35 | 11:55 |
This course is an introduction to French and is intended to help students acquire the basic elements of spoken and written French. Students will learn how to express themselves in everyday life situations. The students’ basic needs for linguistic and cultural information will be the main focus of this course. In class, work will be supplemented by multimedia activities and real-life situations in the city of Paris.
| Room | Day | Start Time | End Time |
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Q-704 | Monday | 10:35 | 11:55 |
Q-704 | Tuesday | 10:35 | 11:55 |
Q-704 | Wednesday | 10:35 | 11:55 |
Q-704 | Thursday | 10:35 | 11:55 |
VISIT-1 | Wednesday | 09:00 | 10:20 |