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Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

AS 3712 - American Film Genres

Credits: 4
An in-depth examination of classic genres of films in the United States. Genres studied may include silent comedy, the Western, the melodrama, the gangster film, science fiction, horror, and musical comedy. The course investigates the connection between genre forms and the development of Hollywood mythology and U.S. ideology.

Prerequisites
EC II

When Offered:
Occasionally.