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MPF 327

Film History and Criticism to 1960

This course surveys the history and criticism of the cinema from its origins to the post-WWII period. The course emphasizes film form, principally narrative, mise-en-scene, editing, and sound, and forges links between the film text and social, economic and technological developments. Topics include: identification, race and representation, women's cinema, documentary and the avant-garde.
Weekly Contact: Lecture: 3 hrs.
GPA Weight: 1.00
Course Count: 1.00
Billing Units: 1

Prerequisites

MPF 290

Co-Requisites

None

Antirequisites

None

Custom Requisites

None

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