Film Studies 215CC - Film Theory: Cinema/City

This course offers an historical survey of film;theory, from the work of its earliest authors and;practitioners at the birth of the 20th century;(who first struggled to define the medium), to;those who are working still to elucidate the;place of the cinema in relation to new media in;its ever-evolving and ever more complex place in;culture. As a way of focusing the discussion of;the various theoretical positions, we will watch;and discuss films that represent that most modern;of phenomena--the city.

Prereq: FLMST-201, FLMST-202, or FLMST-203.