CCS 311 - Gender and Genre in Film

Examination of the notion of genre as a category of analysis and its often conflictive relationship to gender in the context of specific genres (the western, film noir, the horror film) and film story. Attention is paid to a particular genre’s appeal to men and/or women as well as its relationship to larger social, cultural, and political issues.

3 credits

Prerequisite(s): U3 or U4 standing and one D.E.C. B or HUM course

DEC: G

SBC: DIV, HFA+

Repeatable: May be repeated as the topic changes.