Film Theory and Critical Methods

3 Credits.

Placed at the crossroads of aesthetics and politics, psychology and economics, the history of technology and popular culture, film has emerged as the interdisciplinary object of study par excellence. Based on intensive weekly viewing and on classic and contemporary statements in film theory, this seminar2required for the Graduate Certificate in Film and Media2opens up questions of film language, authorship, genre, spectatorship, gender, technology, and the status of national and transnational cinemas.