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Spring 2016
May 18,2024 |
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| FA 265 - African American Film Images |
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Prerequisite: a passing score (C-/P or better) in WR 95 or its equivalent, placement into WR 115 (a score of 76RD and 76WR on the placement test), or instructor permission.
This course gives students an introduction to African Americans' role in the history of Hollywood filmmaking, and the social, educational, and political climates that follow this cultural phenomenon of movie making. Several critical texts will reveal the historically complex and difficult relationship between black Americans and their desire to become an active, integral part of all aspects of the American film industry. Screenings of important films, class discussions, inside and outside of class group work, exams, and other relevant critical readings are essential aspects in guiding students' understanding of the peculiar problems complicating African Americans' full, rigorous admittance and participation into the Hollywood system. Weekly campus screenings are required, and clips of films are used in class for close analysis of aural and visual elements.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 24.000 Lecture hours 0.000 Lab hours 0.000 TO 48.000 Other hours Syllabus Available Levels: Credit Schedule Types: Lec/Lab, Lecture Arts & Humanities Division Writing/Literature Department Course Attributes: Tuition, Arts and Letters, Cultural Literacy |
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