FEA 395 - Special Topics in American Film Genres

(3 units)

Prerequisite(s): FEA 205; FEA major; Completion of GE Foundation courses; Junior or Senior standing.
Historical and critical examination of Hollywood film genres. Places genre analysis and theory within sociocultural perspective.

A. Westerns
B. Film Noir
C. Science Fiction/Horror
D. Detective/Gangster
E. Musicals
F. War Films
G. Screwball Comedy
H. Family Melodrama

Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics in different semesters.