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GAH1055

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INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN FILM

First Year StudiesSocial and Behavioral Sciences

Subject Code

GAH

Course Number

1055

Department(s)

Course Description

Not open to students with credit for GAH 2231 or GAH 2233.This seminar will look at American film history from a cultural perspective. Special emphasis will be placed on "Hollywood" film style and theme, and the creative reactions to this popular form. Students will develop an understanding of the studio and star system, classic film types such as the romantic comedy and the western and modern responses in counterculture and "indie" films.

Course Attributes

First Year Seminars

Units

4

Restrictions

Cannot be enrolled in one of the following Classes: Junior (JR) Sophomore (SO) Senior (SR)