This course provides an introduction to the study of film with an emphasis on aesthetics, theory, and methods of critical analysis. Students will analyze motion pictures as a communication medium and art form via screenings and lectures. The content of this course covers the period from early motion pictures to contemporary film with an emphasis on American cinema.

This course provides and introduction to the critical study of the representations and construction of films with an emphasis on aesthetics, theory, and methods of critical analysis; Students will analyze motion pictures as a communication medium and art form via screenings and lectures. The content of this course covers early motion pictures to contemporary films with an emphasis on International Cinema.