Film Studies 320HA - Hitchcock and After

Spring
2015
01
4.00
Elizabeth Young
W 01:15PM-04:05PM;M 07:00PM-10:00PM
Mount Holyoke College
91085
Shattuck Hall 203;Kendade 203
eyoung@mtholyoke.edu
91408,91085
This course will examine the films of Alfred Hitchcock and the afterlife of Hitchcock in contemporary U.S. culture. We will interpret Hitchcock films in a variety of theoretical frames, including feminist and queer theories, and in historical contexts including the Cold War. We will also devote substantial attention to the legacy of Hitchcock in remakes, imitations, and parodies. Hitchcock films may include Spellbound, Strangers on a Train, Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Mamie, and The Birds; additional works by Brooks, Craven, De Palma, and Sherman. Readings in film and cultural theory; screenings at least weekly.
meets English Department seminar requirement; film screenings Mondays, 7:00-10:00 pm
Permission is required for interchange registration during all registration periods.