History of Documentary Film

Undergraduate

A survey of the history of documentary film, from the development of moving pictures in the late 19th to the present, with emphasis on the economic, social, and political context in the development of the documentary film genre, and the emergence of documentary filmmaking in all parts of the world. An introduction to major documentary films, and to the main stylistic schools that have defined the genre. (Prerequisite: At least semester 3 standing.)