VISST 3175

VISST 3175

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

Global Cinema I and II together offer an overview of international film history from the late nineteenth century to today. Through a focus on key films and significant epochs, the course traces the evolution of form, style and genre, the medium's changing technologies and business models, as well as film's relation to broader cultural, social and political contexts. Screenings of narrative, documentary and experimental films will be accompanied by readings in film theory and history. Global Cinema I covers the period from 1895 to 1960. Precise topics will vary from year to year, but may include: early silent cinema; the emergence of Hollywood as industry and a "classical" narrative form; Soviet, German, French and Chinese film cultures; the coming of sound; interwar documentary and avant-garde movements; American cinema in the age of the studio system; Italian Neorealism; the post-war avant-garde.

When Offered Fall.

Breadth Requirement (GB)
Distribution Category (LA-AS, ALC-AS)

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: COML 3261PMA 3550PMA 6550

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6156 VISST 3175   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous
    Lectures and films will be delivered asynchronously online. 75min discussion sections in person. Possibility of an online discussion section F 1:25-2:40 if students cannot attend in person, but each student has to sign up for one of the discussion sections listed here.

  • 19880 VISST 3175   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person Transition to Online
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  • 19881 VISST 3175   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person Transition to Online
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  • 21377 VISST 3175   DIS 203

    • F Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online